On average, West Bank Palestinians have access to about 70 liters of water a day per person; inside the Green Line, communities use about 300 liters per person. By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger | Apr.12, 2013 Deep beneath the Israeli coastline and the West Bank mountains, groundwater flows back and forth in ancient, natural stone basins, […]

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Low rainfall in February and March wiped out record amounts of precipitation in December and January, according to Israeli Meteorological Service. By Zafrir Rinat | Apr.10, 2013 February and March this year were the driest for the past 50 years and overturned the country’s precipitation balance, which had looked promising at the beginning of winter, […]

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YNET / JERUSALEM POST BELOW Noble Energy: Israel may deter investors Head of American energy company leading natural gas exploration off country’s coast criticizes decision to nearly double tax rates on gas profits after his company already invested $1 billion in offshore field Associated Press / YNET Published: 04.12.13 The head of the US company […]

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YNET / HAARETZ FOLLOWS Turkey open to energy ties with Israel Tentative rapprochement between countries could pave way for joint energy projects but it is still too early to talk of specifics, Turkish minister says Reuters / YNET A tentative rapprochement between Turkey and Israel could eventually pave the way for joint energy projects but […]

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Israel’s Tamar field, lying 100 kilometres off the coast of Haifa in the Mediterranean, is producing around 28.3 million cubic meters of natural gas a day in its initial phase, and this figure will rise to 34 million beginning in 2015. The field was discovered in 2009 and Israel hurried to exploit the area, to […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Apr 11, 2013 | 23:17 AMMAN — The Ruseifa Landfill produces 850 cubic metres of gas per hour, turning the site from an environment hotspot into a source of income, an official said on Thursday. The Jordan Biogas Company, which was established at the site in 1998 and started operating in […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/10/2013 Activists in the Carmel region continue to protest the construction of a second plant of its kind in their area. As gas from the Tamar reservoir flows into the Ashdod reception facility through a 160-kilometer pipe, activists in the Carmel region continue to protest the construction of a second such plant […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/10/2013 Energy and water minister and Australian ambassador to bring delegation of Australian energy and water officials to Israel. Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom and Australian Ambassador Andrea Faulkner agreed to bring a delegation of Australian energy and water officials to Israel this spring, at a meeting in the minister’s Tel […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/10/2013 Environmental Protection Ministry: Organization’s claims are ill-researched. As beach season officially opens on Thursday, the environmental organization Zalul released a new report charging that Israeli seaside industries are “paid to pollute” rather than paying for their pollution. In Zalul’s 50-page, “State of the Sea 2013” report, the organization examines whether the […]

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Researchers find that sustainable construction only costs 2 to 4 percent more, and can slash energy bills. By Zafrir Rinat | Apr.11, 2013 Green construction is known to save resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve urban quality of life. So why aren’t cities going green faster? One of the biggest reasons is uncertainty over […]

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Tue, 02/04/2013 Rana Khaled Rafah and other cities on Sinai’s north coast have been suffering from pollution of the Mediterranean Sea and its underground water reservoir, which has caused serious environmental and health issues for the local population, experts argue. Some blame Israel for the pollution, while others attribute it to domestic sources. The National […]

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According to a British researcher, the work of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee reflects another example of Israel’s ability to coerce and restrict the Palestinian population. By Amira Hass | Apr.06, 2013 The major projects to expand the water infrastructure in West Bank settlements, undertaken between 1995 and 2008, were carried out with the approval […]

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1st Triathlon Event at Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark, Jordan Always looking for creative ways to further environmental awareness in our region, FoEME held a Triathlon & Duathlon event in our Sharhabil Bin Hassneh Ecopark in Jordan on March 30th, in partnership with Wild and Free Adventures. The Triathlon combined open-water swimming, on and off-road cycling […]

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Who was behind the hugely successful 1960s campaign to save Israel’s endangered flora, and does the initiative need reinforcing today? By Zafrir Rinat | Apr.05, 2013 It’s been a familiar routine for years: Every Saturday, thousands of families head for the hills so they can hike through carpets of blossoming wildflowers. The social networks are […]

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28/03/2013 Louise Sarant Rana Khaled A conference discussing the merits of genetically modified crops took place Sunday at Cairo University’s Faculty of Agriculture. Organized in cooperation with the Egyptian Biotechnology Information Center, the four-hour talk came two weeks after Greenpeace Arab World pointed to inconsistencies in a report promoting the use of agricultural biotechnology. The […]

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07/04/2013 Steven Viney As government politics continues to remain in a state of turbulent and violent uncertainty and instability — clashes abound, parliamentary election dates are announced and soon canceled, farmer loan forgiveness is promised with no follow-through — the lives of Egypt’s farmers are going from bad to worse. When, in 2009, the World […]

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Thu, 04/04/2013 Louise Sarant It has become a recurring phenomenon: Every day at dusk, the power shuts down, plunging street after street into darkness, relying only on small kiosks to produce a feeble halo. Lasting between 45 minutes to an hour and a half, these power cuts are increasingly angering Egypt’s citizens while drawing attention […]

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Justice Minister Livni appoints experts in various fields to make recommendations to government regarding compensation for IAEC center workers diagnosed with malignant diseases Aviel Magnezi Published: 04.07.13, The class-action suit on behalf of the Dimona nuclear reactor employees against the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) has led to the establishment of a public committee. Justice […]

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By BEN HARTMAN 04/05/2013 Tel Aviv searches for proposals for tender to produce car rental network; initiative aimed at reducing pollution, traffic. The city of Tel Aviv has sent out a request for information for foreign and domestic companies looking to win a tender to build an electric or hybrid car-sharing system in the city, […]

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Petra | Apr 06, 2013 AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday said there were plans to connect east Amman areas through a sewer network under a JD100 million project over the course of 10 months. Ensour announced the plan in remarks to Jordan Television after a visit to Abu Alanda and Al Yadoudeh […]

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