Israelis use an estimated 2.2 billion bags each year, costing retailers $23.1 million. Many bags end up in urban areas, nature reserves and at beaches. By Avi Bar-Eli | Jun. 8, 2014 The Environmental Protection Ministry is pushing to curb the use of disposable plastic bags in Israel with legislation that would make consumers pay […]
Ministry pushing for law to curb use of plastic bags in Israel – Haaretz
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Adam Teva V’Din: 63% rise in separation-at-source in 2014 – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/12/2014 Small, medium local authorities out-perform large cities in waste separation. More Israeli municipalities are launching waste separation-at-source programs, encouraging residents to separate their trash into wet and dry streams at home. There has been a 63 percent rise in number of households participating in the effort between 2013 and 2014, according […]
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Israelis make major strides in recycling waste – Haaretz
But plastic still clogs landfills due to liberal laws. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 12, 2014 Over 300,000 Israeli households currently separate dry and wet waste, representing a 400 percent increase in two years. This encouraging statistic was presented today at the Tel Hai Academic College, as part of a conference on recycling and waste […]
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SPNI enlists public’s help in building bird observation database – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/17/2014 Interested birding amateurs and other volunteers can log in to a portal on SPNI’s Israeli Ornithological Center’s website. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel is calling upon the country’s bird enthusiasts to take part in a national effort to build an avian database. The new project, named Citizen […]
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Gov’t approves Beduin environmental aid – Jerusalem Post
y SHARON UDASIN 06/08/2014 The government approved on Sunday an additional budget of NIS 42 million for environmental improvements in Beduin communities, to supplement the existing NIS 40m. budget already allocated for this purpose in July. Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz requested the funds in order to advanced waste treatment systems for the Beduin sector, […]
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Trash selfies to shame Tunisia’s government – Al Bia wal Tanmia
Social media has again proved to be a powerful tool in Tunisia, where a group of people started a Facebook page that turns the ubiquitous ‘selfie’ into an opportunity to express disgust with the country’s stinking trash problem. SelfiPoubella, which joined Facebook on May 16, 2014, aims to keep people from ignoring the problem. The […]
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$730M plan to clean up the Litani unveiled – Daily Star
une 06, 2014 12:15 AM By Kareem Shaheen BEIRUT: Lebanese officials announced Thursday an ambitious seven-year plan that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up what they described as the “catastrophe” of pollution at the Litani River and Qaraoun Lake. The $730 million proposal will expand sewage treatment networks, manage solid waste […]
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Britain’s largest water company uses Israeli water technology – YNET
United Utilities installs Mapal Green Energy’s Floating Fine Bubble Aeration system, to achieve energy, cost savings. Aryeh Savir, Tazpit Published: 06.06.14 United Utilities, the UK‘s largest listed water company supplying around 7 million homes in the North West of England, is the latest water utility to discover the merits of floating fine bubble aeration technology, […]
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JNF agrees reluctantly to limited transparency – Haaretz
Meeting minutes reveal fears that oversight a post-Zionist threat to the organization’s most sacred goals. The board of directors of the Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael) convened a few weeks ago to discuss an unprecedented challenge: two separate initiatives to impose outside supervision on the group, after years in which it operated with no […]
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50 years later, National Water Carrier still an inspiration – YNET
Legacies of carrier are many, with system serving as model for less developed countries at risk of drought, offering possibilities for positive points of contact with Palestinians. Seth M. Siegel Published: 06.09.14 In a small private ceremony, the National Water Carrier was opened fifty years ago today. Despite the enormous cost of the system and […]
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NGO: Israel’s public transport failing to meet passenger needs – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/05/2014 The organization 15 Minutes finds an unacceptable gap in Israel in favor of traveling by private car. Israeli public transportation services fail to abide by scheduled timetables and are rife with poor planning, the organization 15 Minutes claims. The public transportation optimization NGO collected the 2013 complaints of its members – […]
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Qatar sheds light on its solar-power future – Al Jazeera
Robert Kennedy Doha, Qatar – Qatar has unveiled a first-of-its-kind solar-panel factory, saying it was now the largest solar-power producer in the region with the ability to generate 300mw of energy a year. On Sunday, the Qatar Solar Energy company also announced a three-phase plan to eventually produce 2.5gw of solar energy annually, though QSE […]
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Jewish solar entrepreneur wins coveted $100K Bronfman Prize – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/05/2014 Canadian-Jewish entrepreneur Sam Goldman, who is bringing clean and affordable solar light to remote communities in Africa and Asia, received the Charles Bronfman Prize and an accompanying $100,000 award during a ceremony in New York on Tuesday. Goldman, the founder and chief customer officer of d.light design, received the prize for […]
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Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians agree: Gov’t protection needed for region’s springs – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/02/2014 Environmentalist says although a third of the springs are dried up, they are important to showing the area’s 3,000-year-old history. Residents of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, Beit Shemesh and Abu Ghosh areas are calling for the establishment of a national body to coordinate the plethora of institutions involved with spring […]
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Over 500 illegal pipes dismantled in May – Jordan Times
by Hana Namrouqa | Jun 03, 2014 AMMAN — Authorities sealed 34 illegal wells in May under an ongoing campaign to end all violations on water networks and resources, according to an official at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. Also during last month, they dismantled more than 500 illegal pipes installed on water mains […]
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Israel solves water woes with desalination – YNET
Agressive desalination program has transformed perennially parched land into perhaps the most well-hydrated country in the region. Associated Press 05.30.14, After experiencing its driest winter on record, Israel is responding as never before – by doing nothing. While previous droughts have been accompanied by impassioned public service advertisements to conserve, this time around it has […]
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Water shortage? Gardeners can branch out – Daily Star
une 02, 2014 12:19 AM By Ghinwa Obeid BEIRUT: Wiping his sweaty face, Rimon Abi Saber sat down in his shop, exhausted from the day’s work. “We have been working on the farm since 4 a.m.,” he said with a shake of his head. With more than 30 years of experience growing crops, Abi Saber […]
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Beirut may face 10-hour power cuts this summer – The Daily Star
June 02, 2014 BEIRUT: The entire country, including Beirut, may face up to 10 hours of power cuts as the divide remains wide in the dispute over funding for Electricite du Liban. The local newspaper As-Safir said EDL as well as the Energy and Finance ministries were split over the 2014 budget for the state-run […]
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Israel to declare its first maritime nature reserve – Haaretz
Precedent-setting decision opens way for more coastal protected areas. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 2, 2014 For the first time, Israel has decided to turn part of its deep-sea territorial waters into a nature reserve. But the reserve will be smaller than originally planned. Last week, the Protection of the Coastal Environment Committee approved creation […]
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Why curb Israel’s birthrate? A Zionist environmentalist weighs in- Haaretz (link to podcast)
Dr. Alon Tal is a Zionist, but he’s adamant that Israel’s high birthrate must be curbed. In this episode of the Journeys podcast, he explains why. May 27, 2014 | 9:09 AM Dr Alon Tal, one of Israel’s leading environmentalists, manages to keep a good balance between academic research and public advocacy. Despite his Zionism, […]
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