By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Energy officials on Thursday accepted bids for the construction of the country’s first nuclear reactor as protests over the peaceful nuclear programme continue. Amman accepted technical bids from three short-listed energy giants – Russian Atomstroy Export, Canadian AECL and a consortium comprising French firm AREVA and Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries […]

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Jet fuel leak could endanger animals in Negev reserve In the incident, more than 1.5 million liters of jet fuel leaked from a pipeline after earthmoving equipment ruptured a portion of the pipeline. By Yanir Yagna and Zafrir Rinat A fuel leak that continued for hours yesterday seriously damaged the Nahal Tzin nature reserve and […]

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Plan for housing project that would damage nearby kurkar bridge was on brink of final approval; Haifa regional planning and building committee introduce changes to plan that preserve bridge. By Zafrir Rinat Residents of Atlit and environmental organizations won a victory yesterday in their battle against a building plan that would severely damage a nearby […]

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By Shuki Sadeh Something changed in Israeli society just a week ago: The Dead Sea Works, one of the many companies owned by the Ofer family, appealed directly to the public via a huge advertising campaign, instead of sticking to its previous tactic of lobbying politicians and regulators behind the scenes. The company spent $1.5 […]

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* o o Share o reddit this * Duncan Clark * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 28 June 2011 10.44 BST * Article history With a rising global population, increasing water use per capita and depleting reserves of groundwater, there’s no doubt that blue gold, as water is sometimes called, is an increasingly precious resource. Yet despite a […]

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Earth’s water-stressed nations are borrowing against the future, as rising populations use stocks faster than they are replaced * o o Share o reddit this * Comments (58) Children of the revolution … water bottles are brought in to a housing complex in Beijing, China. Children of the revolution … water bottles are brought on […]

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By Khetam Malkawi AMMAN – The World Heritage Committee on Saturday inscribed Wadi Rum of Jordan, a mixed site displaying unique natural beauty and cultural significance, on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. With this win, Wadi Rum joined the Nabataean city of Petra, the Byzantine ruins and mosaics of Um Rasas and the Umayyad desert palace […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Inspectors have registered 80 hunting violations over the past three months, according to the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). The violations include hunting without a licence from the RSCN, hunting endangered birds and animals and hunting birds out of the allotted period, Mahdi Qatramiz, head of the […]

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