Persecuted ethnic Oromo demand UN protection amid xenophobic attacks and government hostility over the Blue Nile dam. Leyland Cecco, 19 Jun 2013 Cairo, Egypt – For months, Gutama Gallatobati, a proud farmer and mechanic of Oromo descent languished in an Ethiopian prison over accusations he burned an Ethiopian flag. While inside, guards physically abused him. […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/03/2013 According to Oslo II Accords, both sides must agree on water infrastructure projects. About 13 percent of wastewater generated by the settlements of Judea and Samaria flow in the form of raw sewage directly into the ground or into insecure outdoor cesspits, a new state-commissioned report has revealed. This percentage, however, […]

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Though the fire has already burned thousands of dunams and has yet to be controlled, the blaze has not endangered the nearby communities of Gshur, Givat Yoav or Bnei Yehuda. By Eli Ashkenazi and Nir Hasson | Jun.02, 2013 Arson is suspected in a spate of fires that broke out Saturday on the western slopes […]

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Israel Corporation decides to pull plug on electric car venture after failing to raise capital required for business’ operation. Following decision, Better Place set for closure, hundreds of employees will be laid off. ‘This is a difficult day for all of us,’ says CEO Shahar Haselkorn 05.26.13 Israel Corporation will not invest additional funds in […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/05/2013 Integrating green growth strategies into their economic policies will be critical to developing countries going forward as they work to secure a more prosperous and comfortable quality of life for their citizens, a new OECD report has determined. The report, called “Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development,” was released […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/02/2013 Planners determine that large parking lot planned for heart of nature reserve would be moved eastward. Tel Aviv resident activists who have been struggling against the construction of a future resort complex in Tel Baruch achieved a small victory on Thursday when planners determined that a large parking lot planned for […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2013 Peretz: Yellow and red cards given to companies “that committed environmental crimes against the public.” The Azrieli Group, Dor Alon and the Delek Group were the three most flagrant violators of environmental compliance orders in the Environmental Protection Ministry’s second annual “Ranking of Environmental Compliance for Public Companies,” released on Monday. […]

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Israel-based world leader in drip irrigation technology to be receive prestigious award in Swedish capital for its contribution to sustainable water management Navit Zommer Published: 06.04.13 Israel-based Netafim, a world leader in drip irrigation technology, has won the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award. The company, owned by British investment fund Permira, will receive the prestigious […]

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Nova Lumos combines solar energy, mobile payments and microfinance to bring electricity to far-flung places. By Inbal Orpaz | Jun.04, 2013 Roughly a fifth of the world’s population – around 1.5 billion people, mostly in Africa and Asia – has no access to electricity and uses candles or kerosene lanterns to light their homes. These […]

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Israeli technology that relies on the sun to distil water for drinking and agriculture targets populations in developing countries. By Reuters | Jun.04, 2013 An Israeli company is hoping its solar-powered water distiller will help solve two of the world’s most pressing problems – water scarcity and water pollution. A prototype in the desert near […]

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HAARETZ Infested city palm trees at risk of falling, thus posing danger to pedestrians; Israel’s agriculture minister calls for public awareness. By Zafrir Rinat | May.22, 2013 Date palms in cities throughout Israel have fallen prey to a beetle that eats away at the tree trunk and could cause them to fall over this summer, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/19/2013 01:14 Local green energy firm adds business in the far east in a move blessed by Netanyahu at the signing ceremony. Israel-based Eco Wave Power, that works on harnessing energy from ocean waves on- and near-shore, officially expanded operations to China last week in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Binyamin […]

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Final drafts of meta-study to be ready by end of this month — source by Hana Namrouqa | May 19, 2013 | 21:11 Updated: May 19, 2013 AMMAN — Final drafts of the meta-study on the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Programme will be ready by the end of this month, a source at […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/22/2013 04:51 A 5- megawatt field will be installed on 9 hectares at Kibbutz Sde Boker, former home to David Ben-Gurion. The Negev Desert will soon become a little bit brighter with the announcement of two future solar fields, one of which will be built in David Ben-Gurion’s former neighborhood. Shari Arison’s […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/24/2013 04:23 Gas export recommendations released to public; Peretz: “The export of 40% of our natural gas does not meet the real needs of the citizens.” Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom announced on Thursday that he has decided to publish, in the near future, all of the protocols of the Zemach […]

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Beirut/Oxford, 21 May 2013 The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced, at the conclusion of a consultation meeting it held in Oxford, UK, that its annual conference for 2013 will be held in Sharjah, UAE, on 28-29 October. The conference will be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Sultan Al-Qasimi, Ruler of […]

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By the Environmental Education Centre All people have the right to live in a clean and green environment. At present, the environmental situation in Palestine is quite grim, due to a combination of factors. Some things are out of the control of the Palestinian people, as restrictions from the Occupation have inhibited our ability to […]

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BEIRUT: Caretaker Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hasan announced Sunday a comprehensive plan to introduce a new kind of citrus tree in a bid to improve productivity. During a gathering with farmers in Tyre, Hajj Hasan acknowledged that “citrus production suffers from immense negligence in addition to numerous other problems.” He added: “In the long run, […]

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BEIRUT: The Governorate of Beirut held a campaign Sunday to clean up the city’s last pine tree forest, Horsh Beirut. Nassif Qalosh, the acting governor of Beirut, participated in the campaign alongside members of the city’s municipal council and heads of the fire department and the municipal police. Qalosh said the aim of the campaign […]

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An investigative report on a mysterious oil spill made the environmental website InsideClimate News the smallest media outlet ever to win the prestigious journalism award By Omer Shubert May.23, 2013 The first time all seven staff members of InsideClimate News will meet will be at the end of this month, in New York. The meeting […]

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