by Taylor Luck | Nov 03, 2012 | 22:04 AMMAN — Jordan is set to finalise a deal by the end of year with an Estonian-Malaysian firm to build the region’s first oil shale plant, officials revealed on Saturday, in what is being billed as a critical step towards the country’s energy independence. According to […]

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by Nasouh Majali | Nov 04, 2012 | 21:45 In spite of the fact that Jordan respected the Egyptian wish to raise the prices of gas, while Israel insisted on keeping the low price, the Egyptian authorities terminated the gas agreement with Jordan and honoured the low-price agreement with Israel. Israel has priority because gas […]

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Architecture students design eco-friendly home for disaster-struck areas, using hydrogen as prime energy source. ‘Hydrogen no longer dangerous to use’ says top architect Billie Frenkel Published: 11.02.12 Students at the Ariel Academic Center were requested to create a compact, mobile ecological home, to be used in disaster-struck areas and provide its tenants with the full […]

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by SHARON UDASIN 11/04/2012 After establishment of additional solar installations, solar sector will be able to meet about 92 percent of its interim goal for 2015 Despite the many difficulties and delays along the way, the country will nearly achieve its initial 2015 target for renewable energy production, the Energy and Water Ministry announced Thursday […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/30/2012 The plant will bring in more than 1,000 tons of garbage – about twice as much waste as is produced in Tel Aviv-Jaffa area. Plans for the largest recycling plant in the Middle East are under way, after the Environmental Protection Ministry and Finance Ministry Accountant- General’s Office launched a joint […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/01/2012 Over five billion bottles recycled prevented over half a million tons of plastic from getting to country’s landfills. Israelis have recycled over five billion beverage containers over the past decade, since recycling activities began in Israel. The total amount of bottles recycled, equivalent to six Azrieli Towers, has prevented over half […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/31/2012 Alongside 30 other authorities thus far throughout Israel, all 700 Alon Shvut families begin separating their waste at home. The 700 families of the southwestern Gush Etzion settlement of Alon Shvut have become the first in the West Bank to join in Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan’s waste separation “green revolution.” […]

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Steven Viney Mon, 29/10/2012 Although the Nile is generally praised as the country’s lifeblood, many people actually rely on its irrigation canals. But when the water started to dry up over the summer, they became a toxic mess, threatening the livelihoods of those who need them. These canals, strategically put in place decades ago to […]

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The Haaretz article published in Hebrew on October 31st and then published in English on November 1st, gives the incorrect impression that the Arava Institute is about to close its doors due to financial troubles. Let me be very clear. The Arava Institute is not closing! The Arava Institute continues to be the premier environmental […]

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Located in the southern kibbutz of Ketura, the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies was established in 1996 as an engine for the vision of Israeli-Palestinian peace. By Yanir Yagna | Nov.01, 2012 What was once seen as a catalyst for regional peace is now faced with imminent closure. The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, where […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/01/2012 Massachusetts-based Jeffrey Rosen touts Israel’s security technology and understanding of water issues. To protect water systems from both their own aging infrastructure and external “malevolent events,” countries must integrate advanced water monitoring systems into their infrastructure – an American water management expert said. The expert, Jeffrey Rosen – a Massachusetts- based […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Oct 30, 2012 AMMAN — Storage at the country’s major dams is low and at “discouraging levels” despite the heavy rain in the northern region earlier this week, a government official said on Tuesday. Although the country witnessed rainfall during Eid Al Adha, which caused floods in the northern governorates and […]

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Israel, Canada announce cooperative venture YNET New Energy, Science and Technology Fund to create jobs, strengthen countries’ economies Daniel Horowitz Published: 10.31.12 Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver and Israeli Minister of Energy and Water Resources Uzi Landau announced on Sunday the establishment of an exciting cooperative venture between the two countries with the […]

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by Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh | Nov 01, 2012 | 22:14 Over the Eid, I had the opportunity to head south, with family and friends, to Aqaba and Sharm El Sheikh. The weather was simply spectacular: sunny and warm. The area, especially Sharm El Sheikh, was full of tourists both from the region and abroad. On […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/28/2012 Yosef Abramowitz launches global solar firm with $10m. deal; Arava Power president named “Person of the Year.” With the George Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun” playing in the background, Arava Power Company President Yosef Abramowitz received the “Person of the Year” award at the 2012 Israel Energy and Business Convention on […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/30/2012 High Court combines petition by Adam Teva V’Din (Israel Union for Environmental Defense) with another for December hearing. The High Court on Monday postponed hearing a petition by Adam Teva V’Din (Israel Union for Environmental Defense) on oil shale standards and elected to combine it with a second petition from the […]

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Report by Zalul group warns drilling for gas, oil in Mediterranean prior to setting clear regulations, leak contingencies in place may prove disastrous Ynet Published: 10.29.12 A new report by the Zalul Environmental Association warns that the government’s lax guidelines regarding oil and gas drilling permits in the Mediterranean Sea may prove disastrous, Ynet has […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/28/2012 Leading environmentalists hold heated debate at the 2012 Israel Energy and Business Convention in Kfar Maccabiah, Ramat Gan. A roundtable discussion among natural gas industry stakeholders on Sunday became heated as the parties argued over the benefits and risks of exporting the country’s new resource. Environmental Protection Ministry director-general Alona Shefer-Karo […]

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Top shareholder Israel Corp. to pump $67 million into US-Israeli electric car venture in this round, on top of previous investments of some $250 million Associated Press Published: 11.02.12 US-Israeli electric car venture Better Place says investors have pledged it $100 million in additional financing. Top shareholder The Israel Corp. says it will pump in […]

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