May 12, 2012 02:15 AM By Olivia Alabaster TAANAYEL, Lebanon: Environment Minister Nazim Khoury and U.N. Development Program representatives visited various projects in the central Bekaa Friday with ambassadors from the donor countries of Italy, Spain and Belgium. Officials remarked that while environmental progress was being made at these sites, there was still a long […]

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Special team to make recommendations to Nicosia within six months. By Reuters | May.13, 2012 | 4:01 AM NICOSIA – The second foray by Cyprus into tapping offshore gas reserves received an unexpected boost on Friday when 15 companies, including international heavyweights, bid for contracts in the untapped and energy-rich east Mediterranean. Delek Group is […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/11/2012 03:36 International event aims to raise awareness about the plight of migratory flocks. Aiming to raise public awareness about the ecological importance of migratory birds, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) is beckoning human travelers to flock to three of its national park sites this Saturday. This Saturday and Sunday […]

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Lutras are endangered all over the world, and only a few dozen are believed to remain in this country, but dwindling population hints at at troubled ecosystem. By Eli Ashkenazi | May.14, 2012 | 12:30 AM | 1 For the first time in decades, no lutras, a dwindling species of otter, have been spotted in […]

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GAT-March-April 2012- ASHRAF AMIN Twenty years after the last earth summit in Rio, the nations will again be on the road to the same city by next June, trying to solve the same environmental problems in a more complex context. Among the topics on the agenda, the nations will discuss the “Green Economy” initiative, an […]

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Israel ranks second only to Denmark in providing favorable conditions for cleantech development, but that innovation has yet to significantly affect the local environment. By Zafrir Rinat Cleantech is the name given to the range of new technologies being developed to reduce environmental damage and encourage the use of renewable energy. The field has promising […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/08/2012 23:36 “The real challenges are ahead, to convert successful technology to a successful commercial size,” chairman says. In the heat of the Negev sun on Tuesday, Ness Zionabased firm HelioFocus opened the demonstration phase of its HelioBooster system, a solar-thermal process that aims to back up existing power plants. The system […]

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May 09, 2012 01:40 AM The Daily Star BEIRUT: Energy companies and government officials announced the launch of a new wind farm project to be built in north Lebanon, a company spokesman said in a press release Tuesday. The wind farm is expected to produce 60 megawatts of energy, enough to power around 60,000 homes, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/10/2012 00:01 “We see this cooperation as an important milestone,” says Dr. Yuval Davidor, CEO of Lextran. Israel Electric Corporation signed on Tuesday a cooperation agreement with Petah Tikveh-based company Lextran to establish a testing facility for the firm’s emission purifying technology. The beta site will crop up at the IEC’s largest […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/10/2012 01:57 Economic Affairs Committee makes the move at the behest of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. At the behest of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) and the Environmental Protection Ministry, the Economic Affairs Committee authorized the addition of two environmental representatives to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/09/2012 21:44 Energy and Water Minister recommends a 30-megawatt increase in solar rooftops allocations to boost energy. Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau recommended a 30-megawatt increase in solar rooftop allocations, as part of a government proposal he submitted on Wednesday for coping with the expected electricity shortages this summer. After submitting […]

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Megan Detrie Wed, 09/05/2012 – 13:41 As Nile resources dwindle and Egypt’s population rises, groundwater could form an important part of a strategy to cope with an expected sharp increase in demand for water, experts say. With an estimated 55 million more people by 2050, and continuous challenges from countries upriver to Egypt’s Nile use […]

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Infringements lead to disruptions in distribution programme by Hana Namrouqa | May 09,2012 | 22:41 AMMAN – More than 16 violations against water networks were recorded during the first quarter of this year, a government official said on Wednesday, warning that the practice is on the rise. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation is suffering […]

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A scheme devised by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority has successfully stopped the expansion of an invasive flora species that was threatening Israel’s natural landscape. By Zafrir Rinat A scheme devised by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority has successfully stopped the expansion of an invasive flora species that was threatening Israel’s natural landscape. […]

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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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