By UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO 05/05/2012 14:46 “Findings have extensive consequences for predictions of species diversity, ecosystem services,” expert at UCSD says. Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That’s the conclusion of an analysis of 50 plant studies on four continents, published this week in an […]

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Israel Electric Corporation to use polluting generators to alleviate summer consumption. By Zafrir Rinat The government must give due weight to reducing air pollution as part of its emergency plan to deal with the summer’s expected power shortage, green groups and the Environmental Protection Ministry say. In particular, the ministry wants time limits set on […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/01/2012 01:27 The regulations, which ministry said now require certification for certain drillings, published 3 months ago. MK Dov Henin (Hadash) blasted Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau’s decision to authorize new oil and gas regulations on Sunday. The regulations, which the ministry said will now require environmental certification for certain drillings, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/01/2012 16:27 Water Authority must quicken its process to expand water desalination Lindenstrauss says in final annual report. The Environmental Protection and Agriculture ministries must increase their surveillance of pesticide use, and the Water Authority must quicken its process of expanding water desalination, State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss’s 62nd annual report disclosed on […]

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May 04, 2012 02:24 AM The Daily Star BEIRUT: Qabalan Qabalan, the head of the Council of the South, launched a project to channel the Litani River water to the south Thursday, describing the move as important as the liberation of the south from Israeli occupation. The project will see the provision of potable water […]

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Petra | May 03,2012 | 23:11 AMMAN — Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) net profit osted during the first quarter of this year amounted to JD38.7 million, 77.5 per cent higher than the JD21.8 million recorded during the first quarter of 2011. The company’s quarterly disclosure published on the Amman Stock Exchange website showed that […]

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First of its kind to scud over all the bioenergy streams possible in the country By: Hassan Harajli Each nation must know itself like each person must know him or herself. A nation must know the socio-economic conditions of its people, such as their income levels, education attainment, the equality between the sexes and various […]

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By DAVID ALLOUCHE / NOCAMELS 04/30/2012 17:04 Israeli technology allows fish farms to be run anywhere, even in the desert, with minimal damage to environment. David Allouche writes for NoCamels. Fishing is central to the livelihood and food security of approximately 200 million people worldwide, while one in five people depends on fish as their […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | May 06,2012 | 22:51 DEAD SEA — Jordan has phased out all central cooling systems using chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), which damage the ozone layer, a government official said on Sunday. A total of 1,500 tonnes of CFCs were phased out by replacing central cooling systems using CFCs in scores of public and […]

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Based on on-site review reports by Mohammad Al-Asad and Wael Al-Samhouri The Wadi Hanifa watershed is an oasis located in the heart of the Najd Plateau in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a natural water drainage course for an area of over 4,000 square kilometers and a unique geographical feature in this dry […]

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Groups say creation of a new government body could be the answer to averting potential disaster on our beaches. By Zafrir Rinat wo groups who warn Israel’s coastline is in danger of being destroyed say they have the solution to salvage it. The Zalul Environmental Association and the Department of Marine Geosciences at Haifa University […]

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by Taylor Luck | May 03,2012 | 23:52 AMMAN — Jordan’s Egyptian gas supplies resumed on Thursday amid growing doubts over the reliability of the Kingdom’s main energy source. In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Egyptian firm GASCO announced that Cairo has begun pumping gas to the Kingdom at “experimental levels” […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/04/2012 02:33 Green groups argue allowing more solar roof installations would be simple way of helping bridge gaps that may occur this summer. Eight environmental organizations appealed to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday asking that he promote an increase in the quota for photovoltaic rooftop panels, in light of the anticipated […]

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Israel Nature and Parks Authority confirms that the beach will be open without charge. By Zafrir Rinat The northern coast’s Achziv beach, which has been closed to the public for years and used to be an exclusive Club Med resort, soon will be reopened to the public free of charge, the Israel Nature and Parks […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/02/2012 04:09 The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel claims building plans would be hazardous to landscape in the area. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) is vehemently opposing a plan to construct a large hotel and commercial center on Eilat’s southern Almog Beach, claiming that […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | May 03,2012 | 23:22 AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) has announced the opening of the adventure season at the Mujib Biosphere Reserve, a popular hiking and camping destination that is home to high-altitude summits and waterfalls. The reserve closes to visitors for safety reasons during […]

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Is it possible that there are no isolated places left in this country? Is there a single peak from which one can look north, south, east, and west without seeing a community, highway, electricity pole, antenna or army base? By Nir Hasson Daniel, the hero of a short story in Etgar Keret’s “Pipelines” collection, is […]

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AMMAN — Two boys took the initiative and made use of a non-operational bus lane in west Amman on Wednesday by turning it into a bicycle lane. Omar Ahmad and Mohammad Ali, both 14, from the Dahiyat Al Rashid neighbourhood, said they and other teens recently discovered the usefulness of the disused lane on Queen […]

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Organic produce market in downtown Beirut . By: Nidaa Hilal “Souk El Tayeb” is the first farmers’ open-air weekly market held every Saturday at Beirut Souks, Downtown Beirut, where fresh organic and traditional food is sold by producers from across Lebanon. Farmers’ markets are first about creating a link between producers and consumers. Food is […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/01/2012 10:09 Smartphone application is free, downloadable, will teach users benefits of green consumerism. The Environmental Protection Ministry has launched a free, downloadable smartphone application to teach users the benefits of green consumerism. The app, called “Environment – Lets think green,” attempts to guide consumers through different types of green behaviors that […]

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