12/03/2013 By George Hale WADI ABU HINDI, West Bank (Ma’an) — “They drank from the dark water, and then they died,” a Bedouin shepherd boy says of the putrid black liquid oozing from the ground. Half a mile to the east, insects are devouring the carcasses of two animals – one sheep and a goat […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/10/2013 Weizmann Institute of Science signs agreement to commercialize technology that impedes permeation of toxic pesticides. The commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science has signed an agreement with an agrochemicals firm to commercialize a new technology that impedes the permeation of toxic pesticides into groundwater, the companies have announced. As […]

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New findings show that widely used organic phosphorus is even more dangerous than originally thought. By Dan Even | Mar.12, 2013 The Health Ministry is calling for further restrictions on farmers’ use of pesticides containing organic phosphorus, following new studies that revealed Israelis have significantly higher levels of exposure to the harmful substance than those […]

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Thu, 21/02/2013 Steven Viney A five-kilometer-long oil spill was discovered near Edfu, a town north of Aswan, in October. Aside from the usual environmental damage from oil spills — destroyed ecosystems and destruction of wildlife — the oil continued to drift north, reaching crucial water purification facilities and destroying farmland, robbing thousands of access to […]

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Infamously polluted river to be rehabilitated in project funded by companies that polluted it, Canada’s EnGlobe. Project to be concluded by 2015 Chen Pundak, Calcalist Published: 03.10.13 The Kishon River, which is infamously known as Israel’s most polluted body of water, will soon undergo a massive rehabilitation project. The project, estimated at NIS 220 million […]

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Health Ministry asks Tel Aviv to cancel the full marathon due to the heat; all race start times move half hour earlier. The Tel Aviv marathon may be at risk of being cancelled due to the extreme hot weather expected in Tel Aviv on Friday. Even if the full 42.2 km race is cancelled, the […]

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March 09, 2013 By Brooke Anderson MANSOURA, Lebanon: In Lebanon’s fertile Bekaa Valley, a hobby farmer is sowing the seeds of solar energy, an idea that might help an area starved of affordable electricity. “It’s important to reduce the cost,” says Fadi Jamaleddine, a Beirut-based corporate lawyer. He currently spends around $200,000 annually on the […]

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Students to present innovative design for completely self-sustained housing unit at prestigious Solar Decathlon expo in China Alphi Shauli Published: 03.09.13 [see YNET site for pictures] http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4352760,00.html Students at Israel’s Shenkar College of Engineering and Design will present an innovating design for an energy-saving home in the upcoming Solar Decathlon – an international sustainable architecture […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/11/2013 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the University of Michigan have signed a $2 million partnership to forge ahead on developing renewable energy technologies, the institutions announced on Monday. Executives from the two universities signed a memorandum of understanding in Michigan on Thursday, with each side pledging $1 million to finance […]

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March 11, 2013 01:00 AM By Mohammad Zaatari MARJAYOUN, Lebanon: A reforestation campaign was launched Sunday by the Army, the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon and a local civil society group, in order to promote environmental health in the southern district of Marjayoun.Jouzour Loubnan, a non-governmental organization that seeks to restore woodlands and promote […]

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Locusts swarm Marsa Alam EGYPT INDEPDENT Thu, 14/02/2013 Al-Masry Al-Youm Locust control teams were dispatched Thursday in Marsa Alam in the Red Sea Governorate after an outbreak of locusts. The locusts first were sighted around 57 kilometers north of the city and then made their way to the vacation hotspot soon after, according to the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/04/2013 Mare Nostrum initiative has partners and advisers from nations across the region. The European Union has awarded a multinational Mediterranean preservation project – led by a Technion professor – a grant of 4.3 million euros to develop mechanisms for protecting the basin’s coastline. The three-year project, called Mare Nostrum, is receiving […]

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By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: March 2, 2013 168 Comments IN her introduction to a compelling new study, “The Arab Spring and Climate Change,” released Thursday, the Princeton scholar Anne-Marie Slaughter notes that crime shows often rely on the concept of a “stressor.” A stressor, she explains, is a “sudden change in circumstances or environment […]

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Endnotes and citations are available in the PDF version of the report. Crime-show devotees will be familiar with the idea of a “stressor”—a sudden change in circumstances or environment that interacts with a complicated psychological profile in a way that leads a previously quiescent person to become violent. The stressor is by no means the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/05/2013 British Embassy will be bringing 14 water technology companies to an upcoming UK water summit. In an attempt to strengthen future water innovation partnerships between Israel and the United Kingdom, the British Embassy will be bringing 14 water technology companies to an upcoming UK water summit. Leading the companies to London […]

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Florida tragedy which saw doline swallow man’s house turns local authorities’ attention to situation in Israel, especially in southern communities. Residents say there are no disaster contingencies Ilana Curiel Published: 03.04.13 The recent tragedy in Florida, in which a large sinkhole opened up under the Tampa home of Jeff Bush, 36, and literally swallowed him […]

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March 06, 2013 By Mohammed Zaatari SIDON, Lebanon: A giant sea turtle was found dead on the shores of Sidon Tuesday, with experts blaming harmful and illegal fishing practices as the root cause. Ecological experts estimated the age of the dead reptile exceeded 25 years and noted that the cause of death was related to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/28/2013 Residents unconvinced by developers assurances that operations will pose no risk to surrounding population. A rectangular slab of green grass sandwiched between the Ben & Jerry’s and Tnuva factories has become the object of ever-increasing tension between those aiming to build a natural gas plant there and residents resolute to stop […]

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by SHARON UDASIN 02/27/2013 BGU prof. Alon Tal leads group of scholars testing the area’s water supply for endocrine-disrupting chemicals. A group of Israeli and Palestinian environmental scholars have started on a joint effort to test the area’s water supply for potentially health-altering endocrine-disrupting chemicals. At their head is Prof. Alon Tal of Ben-Gurion University’s […]

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Khawaldeh calls for cooperation among public and private sectors in both countries by Mohammad Ghazal | Feb 27, 2013 AMMAN — Jordan and Iraq on Wednesday officially announced plans for building an $18 billion pipeline to export crude oil from Basra to Jordan’s port city of Aqaba. An agreement is expected to be reached soon […]

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