Gas and oil won’t make Lebanon happier – Daily Star October 11, 2013 12:16 AM By Imad Atalla A responsible and happy citizenry forms the fundamental underpinning of a happy nation. How does gas and oil figure in the happiness equation? Gas and oil are the latest drama in Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus. While all […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/26/2013 20:08 The Israeli renewable energy firm Ormat Technologies Inc. will likely be providing online auction giant eBay Inc. with a 5-megawatt recovered energy generation (REG) power plant to be constructed in Utah, the companies announced on Thursday. The firms recently signed a joint development agreement that will allow them to proceed […]

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October 12, 2013 12:28 AM By Kevin J. Noone Take a deep breath. Savor it for a moment. Now consider this: None of our modern human ancestors ever breathed anything like it – and, the way things are going, nor will our descendants. Since the Industrial Revolution began, human activity has substantially changed the atmosphere’s […]

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Appeal for more electricity made to Israel to no avail. By Zafrir Rinat | Sep. 23, 2013 A large sewage treatment plant is being constructed in Gaza with funding from the World Bank, but may not become operational due to a dire shortage of required electric power. The Palestinian Authority has approached Israel with a […]

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Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz says proposal, which would hem in two East Jerusalem neighborhoods, has no ‘particularly sensitive natural value.’ By Nir Hasson | Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday froze a plan to create a new national park on the slopes of Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus, saying the area has no “particularly sensitive […]

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HEBRON, October 2, 2013 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities Wednesday informed residents of the town of Yatta, south of Hebron, of its intention to demolish 10 water wells in the area, according to a local activist. The popular committee coordinator in Yatta, Rateb al-Jabour, told WAFA that forces raided the area and handed the residents orders […]

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Israel’s leadership frequently warns of a demographic threat to the country’s Jewish majority. Although it is a touchy subject, it is nonetheless important to address how to reduce population growth. By Zafrir Rinat | Oct. 2, 2013 Next week the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be holding its annual conference. On the […]

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New wave of urban infrastructure technology, making inroads in Israel, will go on display at the water and wastewater management conference next month in Tel Aviv. By Zafrir Rinat | Sep. 27, 2013 The Binyamina-Givat Ada local council plans a project in the coming year to save electricity – part of a growing trend in […]

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October 04, 2013 12:13 AM By Kareem Shaheen BEIRUT: The most comprehensive map yet of Lebanon’s forests was unveiled Thursday in a major step in efforts to track the health of the country’s tree populations and combat forest fires. The map, part of a new online portal, identifies sites where trees ought to be replanted […]

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By Mohammed Zaatari SIDON, Lebanon: Sidon is just a few steps away from fulfilling a longstanding dream: Getting rid of its suffocating and toxic landfill. The initiative to clear the garbage site was launched after Saudi Arabia donated $20 million to support efforts. The United Nations Development Program is overseeing and providing consulting services for […]

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Reuters, London An offshore gas find in the Nile Delta is strong new evidence that Egypt has the resources to end power cuts and get export income flowing again. Its challenge is to persuade wary international oil companies to develop them. In the deepest well ever drilled in the delta, some 7 km under the […]

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by JT | Sep 30, 2013 | 23:20 AMMAN — Executive director of the Chinese Hunan Herui company, Li Jin Fu, on Monday expressed interest to invest in electricity-generating projects and the silica industry in the Kingdom, expecting the volume of investments to reach $2 billion. During a meeting of several Chinese investors on Monday […]

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U.S. bid to solve Lebanon-Israel EEZ row possibly revived – DAILY STAR BEIRUT: American mediation efforts to resolve a maritime dispute between Israel and Lebanon appeared to be revived this week, following months of impasse over an oil-rich area in the Mediterranean Sea. Reports of a deal emerged during the visit of Israeli President Benjamin […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/21/2013 The EU and Germany will fund a 40 million euro wastewater treatment plant in east Nablus to handle sewage that currently flows untreated into the surrounding soil and groundwater. The new facility will treat the sewage of up to 150,000 people in the region, and significantly reduce health risks posed to […]

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By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: September 21, 2013 145 Comments IF you fell asleep 30 years ago, woke up last week and quickly scanned the headlines in Iran and Egypt you could be excused for saying, “I didn’t miss a thing.” The military and the Muslim Brotherhood are still slugging it out along the Nile, […]

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Arab scientists learn to fight desertification in China 24/9/2013 Sixteen scientists from Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Palestine and Morocco participated in a month-long desert control training program, which concluded on Monday in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Anti-Desertification Technology Training Program for Arab Countries, co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ningxia Academy […]

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Municipality says it will take preservation of indigenous flora and fauna into account when approving construction plans. By Zafrir Rinat | Sep. 22, 2013 Dozens of nature spots in Haifa are at risk of yielding to development or are inaccessible to residents because they lack hiking trails, according to experts who have been surveying the […]

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September 23, 2013 12:19 AM By Hugh Pope Israel is quietly challenging Turkey and Cyprus to make a choice: Move together to develop Israel’s share of the East Mediterranean’s natural gas riches, or stay on the sidelines and perpetuate their decades-old stalemate over Cyprus. The Israelis have stated their preference for export pipelines to both […]

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September 23, 2013 12:19 AM By Hugh Pope Israel is quietly challenging Turkey and Cyprus to make a choice: Move together to develop Israel’s share of the East Mediterranean’s natural gas riches, or stay on the sidelines and perpetuate their decades-old stalemate over Cyprus. The Israelis have stated their preference for export pipelines to both […]

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NAJIB SAAB Silent Death 18/9/2013 As hundreds of tons of radioactive water were leaking from the wrecked Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant hit by the tsunami in 2011, thousands of people were being killed by chemical weapons on the outskirts of Damascus. Killing by radioactive material is similar to killing by chemical agents in […]

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