http://www.jpost.com/HealthAndSci-Tech/ScienceAndEnvironment/Article.aspx?id=173634 By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 22/04/2010 07:52 Israeli Umbrella organization awards prizes for most and least environmentally friendly conduct. For the seventh year in a row, the Green Globes will be awarded by Life and Environment, the umbrella organization of environmental organizations in Israel, to activists, groups and companies for environmental action. A Black Globe […]

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The Middle East entries taken from the World Nuclear Association Report on Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf102.html Turkey In 2007 Turkey produced 191 billion kWh/yr gross from 40.6 GWe of plant. In 2007 49% of electricity came from gas (two thirds of this from Russia, most of the rest from Iran), 28% from coal and […]

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18/04/2010 RIYADH (AFP) – Oil giant Saudi Arabia on Saturday gave its strongest signal yet that it wants to develop atomic power by announcing a new centre for nuclear and alternative energy technologies. Former commerce minister Hashem bin Abdullah Yamani was named to head the King Abdullah City for Nuclear and Renewable Energies, to be […]

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By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Jordan is determined to pursue renewable energy despite difficulties posed by the international market, a top energy official said on Thursday. Addressing a seminar on wind energy hosted by the Danish embassy in Amman and Vestas yesterday, Minister of Energy Khalid Irani said attracting investments for renewable energy projects in […]

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The Greater Amman Municipality has uprooted 55,000 trees from sidewalks across the city over the past four years under a campaign to make the capital’s pavements pedestrian friendly (Photo courtesy of GAM) The Greater Amman Municipality has uprooted 55,000 trees from sidewalks across the city over the past four years under a campaign to make […]

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By Mohammad Ben Hussein AMMAN – Dozens of Fuheis residents demonstrated at the town square on Thursday demanding the relocation of a cement factory owned by the Jordan Lafarge Cement Factories Company. A small town of 25,000 residents situated 10 kilometres west of Amman, Fuheis is known for its olive groves and pleasant weather. But […]

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By Zafrir Rinat Beaches were officially opened to the public for bathing yesterday with data suggesting a certain drop in pollution levels and rise in cleanliness of beaches, but not near Haifa Bay, where industrialization and urbanization still present a problem. Two other issues facing public beaches are plans to build near or on them, […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 16/04/2010 02:16 Dangerously few fish left, according to Agriculture Ministry; Fishermen decry decision. The water levels of Lake Kinneret are receding, but there is little need to worry about finding dead fish on the bottom when the lake dries up – the fish will be gone long before then, if business […]

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18/04/2010 By Tariq Alhomayed According to what was reported by Israeli Army Radio a few days ago, a delegation of experts and engineers affiliated to Hamas’s so-called government in Gaza visited Israel in secret around two and a half months ago “with the goal of benefiting from Israel expertise in the field of wastewater treatment […]

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Gidon Bromberg, FoEME’s Israeli Director, responds to recent comments by Israeli officials regarding water in the West Bank: Comments made recently by Israeli Minister of Infrastructure, Uzi Landau (Israel Beitenu), that water supplies to Palestinians will be cut off if they do not treat their sewage, deserve condemnation. First, the Minister ignores the fact that […]

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By TOVAH LAZAROFF 16/04/2010 “They want to turn every forum into an arena where they can just isolate us,” Landau accuses Arab League, as 43-nation meeting ends in deadlock. Talkbacks (1) A regional water agreement that could have reduced usage was thwarted this week when Israel and the Arab League sparred over the use of […]

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April 2010 FoEME is deeply saddened to report that on Sunday, March 7th a terrible car accident killed former FoEME staff member Efrat Gamliel, her two very young children and her mother. Efrat was the first Israeli project coordinator for the Good Water Neighbors project, from 2001 to 2003. She played an instrumental role in […]

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DAMASCUS, 11 April 2010 (IRIN) – While severe drought in eastern and northeastern Syria is seriously affecting lives and livelihoods, farmers may draw some hope and comfort from an irrigation success story in the central district of Salamieh. An experimental drip irrigation project run by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (RSP) in the village […]

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DAMASCUS, 25 March 2010 (IRIN) – Poor planning and management, wasteful irrigation systems, intensive wheat and cotton farming and a rapidly growing population are straining water resources in Syria in a year which has seen unprecedented internal displacement as a result of drought in eastern and northeastern parts of the country. “Population [estimated at 24 […]

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AMMAN (Petra) – The government has no plans to raise water tariffs this year as authorities move forward with a strategy addressing households that consume large quantities of water, a senior official said on Sunday. Although water tariffs will not be increased in 2010, the ministry has a 10-year plan in place regarding charges for […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Ministry of Environment is currently studying energy and water consumption in public buildings in a bid to cut down the use of the two limited resources, a government official said on Sunday. The project, implemented in cooperation with the private sector, seeks to reduce energy and water bills by […]

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BARCELONA (AFP) – Talks aimed at adopting a water management strategy for the Mediterranean failed Tuesday due to a row between Israel and Arab countries over a reference to the Palestinian territories, participants said. The stalemate was seen as a strong blow against the nascent 43-nation Mediterranean Union, which was set up two years ago […]

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By Eli Ashkenazi Despite the littering and damage caused by visitors to Lake Kinneret over the Passover holiday, the Union of Kinneret Cities has decided to leave beaches open to the public on Independence Day next week. The union will deploy more inspectors and law enforcement agents along the beaches under its control, and has […]

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By Zafrir Rinat and Fadi Eyadat Visitors to Tel Aviv’s Tzuk Beach likely noticed signs warning that bathing was prohibited due to water pollution. But a report released yesterday by the environmental advocacy group Zalul ahead of the summer beach season states that water quality at Israel’s beaches actually has improved significantly over the past […]

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By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 03/04/2010 23:19 Hungry Nile Perch threatens to deprive local fishermen of their main source of protein. Also: TAU group develops sensitive electro-mechanical sensors. Nile Perch used to be so prolific in Africa’s Lake Victoria that it was called “Princess of the Nile” in Israel to encourage consumers to buy it. But the […]

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