Lebanon’s capital drowning in an ocean of trash – Al JAzeera Residents are burning garbage in the streets as politicians fail to find a solution for mountains of uncollected trash. Nour Samaha | 26 Jul 2015 14:55 GMT | Environment, Health, Politics, Middle East, Lebanon Beirut – Hundreds of protesters showed up in the sweltering […]

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by SHARON UDASIN 07/27/2015 Each year, about 2.5 million cubic meters of excess soil and building debris are simply buried or removed illegally to open spaces. Aiming to see 98 percent of the country’s excess soil salvaged for reuse by 2040, the Finance Ministry’s Planning Administration will be presenting a new program on the matter […]

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As the Tel Aviv Municipality introduces new recycling bins, we go back to the days when sanitation workers used to collect wastewater from outhouses, when dust covered the city’s streets, when the first garbage trucks arrived and when trash piled up on the streets during the Sanitation Department’s strikes. Noam (Dabul) Dvir Published: 07.27.15 Tel […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/27/2015 Customers would be required to pay 30 agorot for bags, with the price dropping to 20 agorot after two years and then to 10 agorot after four years. Members of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved the Environmental Protection Ministry’s request to apply the law of continuity to a bill […]

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State comptroller report determines government’s lack of overall policy and lack of regulation contributed to a monopoly in the sector. Yaron Druckman Published: 07.21.15 MK Eitan Cabel, the chairman of the Knesset’s Finance Committee, said Tuesday that Economy Minister Aryeh Deri has agreed to sign off on the proposed natural gas plan, but only if […]

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Bassam Fattouh| The Daily Star Lebanon’s waters are believed to hold large hydrocarbon reserves, making offshore Lebanon an attractive location for oil and gas companies. While developing and monetizing these reserves will entail many geological and technical challenges, a key policy challenge that Lebanon will have to face is how to manage oil and gas […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/26/2015 Move comes following pressure from Environmental Protection Ministry. Following pressure from the Environmental Protection Ministry, four factories in the Haifa Bay region will soon be connected to natural gas for the first time, the ministry announced on Sunday. The Haifa District Committee for Planning and Building recently approved the connection, after […]

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By Petra – Jul 26,2015 – Last updated at Jul 26,2015 AMMAN — The Energy Ministry is implementing two projects to establish solar power plants with a capacity of 10 gigawatt hours per year, funded by the Spanish government, the ministry’s spokesperson, Haidar Gammaz, said Sunday. The first project (2.17 megawatts) costs JD3.5 million and […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 22,2015 – AMMAN — Installation of solar systems to generate electricity is gaining momentum in Jordan with a wide range of entities following the trend, according to experts and officials. In Jordan, which imports about 97 per cent of its energy needs, there is a need for further support to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/19/2015 The two solar-thermal power stations, together with a future photovoltaic plant at the site, are slated to provide about 2 percent of Israel’s total electricity supply. The Finance Ministry has signed off on a funding agreement that will enable the construction of an additional NIS 4 billion, 121-megawatt solar-thermal power plant […]

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Mounting trash triggers anger, warnings of health crisis – Zawya * Lebanese government struggles to rule with region in crisis By Tom Perry BEIRUT, July 23 (Reuters) – The stench of uncollected refuse in the streets of Beirut is a stark reminder of the crisis of government afflicting Lebanon, where politicians divided by local and […]

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EnGlobe Corp., which won int’l tender to clean polluted Kishon River, denounces treatment from Israeli authorities, who deny claims. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul. 9, 201 Cleaning the floor of the polluted Kishon riverbed, near Haifa, and turning it into part of a park has become one of the Environmental Protection Ministry’s leading projects in […]

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Maritime defenses set to be built in Netanya, Herzliya and Ashkelon, but some are making waves about plan. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul. 20, 2015 Breakwaters are set to be built in a bid to save several coastal cliffs at risk of potential collapse, but some marine experts and surfer groups believe other options should […]

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AMMAN — The Electricity Distribution Company suffers great losses from violations that damage the national grid, EDCO Spokesperson Yassine Al Khattab said Thursday. EDCO’s generators and spare parts are limited and set according to a plan prepared annually, Khattab said, adding that the equipment is imported and delivery takes time; therefore, violations result in great […]

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Petra – Jul 23,2015 – AJLOUN — A fire in the Um Al Mayadin area on the Ajloun-Kufranjeh road destroyed 100 perennial trees on Thursday, according to Ajloun Civil Defence Director Col. Hani Smadi. The fire, an act of arson, extended over 10 dunums and destroyed endangered trees like Greek junipers, pistacia, maple and oak, […]

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AMMAN — Ajloun Civil Defence Department (CDD) firefighters dealt with 32 fires in forests and on farmlands during the Eid Al Fitr holiday, Ajloun CDD Director Col. Hani Smadi said Wednesday. The fires destroyed hundreds of trees as well as dried grass, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted Smadi as saying, and adding that there […]

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The holy river streams from the Himalayas, passing through 29 Indian cities and picking up more contaminants in each. By Ruth Schuster | Jul. 20, 2015 Israeli cleantech might yet come to the rescue of the sacred but polluted goddess river Ganges, an Israeli envoy told the Indian press Sunday. An Israeli delegation of water […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/22/2015 By covering a large portion of the traffic artery with a green park, the city said it aims to both connect the municipality’s eastern and western portions and create a cultural hub. Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s Local Committee for Planning and Building has approved a plan to transform the city’s jampacked Ayalon Highway […]

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Israeli water firms head to California to help combat drought – Jerusalem Post By SHARON UDASIN 07/18/2015 “California is facing a severe drought after several arid years,” said Gili Ovadia, consul in the Israel Economic Mission to the West Coast. A delegation of Israeli water companies headed to California on Thursday, in order to promote […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/22/2015 David Quarrey launches programs just nine days after assuming his post as ambassador. In one of his first initiatives as British ambassador to Israel, David Quarrey inaugurated on Wednesday three collaborative science programs, primarily focusing on water research. Among the new plans is a £200,000 British Council Trilateral Water Scheme to […]

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