Petra | Sep 09, 2013 | 22:52 AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan on Monday called for concerted regional efforts to address pollution in the Arab world amidst an expected 30 per cent population growth, warning of a “demographic bomb” if no measures are taken soon. Speaking at the opening of the two-day German-Arab Environment Forum, […]

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Environmental Protection Ministry is seven months late in releasing regulations needed to implement electronic waste recycling law. By Zafrir Rinat | Sep. 9, 2013 The Environmental Protection Ministry has yet to release the regulations necessary to implement a new law that would require the 100,000 tons-plus of electronic waste Israel produces each year to be […]

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New survey for Clean Up Day: Israel makes five times more garbage than Switzerland. Researchers: Israel has a wasteful consumption culture and low awareness to treating waste Amir Ben-David Published: 09.09.13 Data published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) indicates that an average Israeli family creates over 60 gallons of garbage a […]

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The Holy Land sits on the world’s second-largest deposits of oil shale. Advocates say its extraction will be safe and could transform the economy. Opponents say the environmental fallout could be disastrous By David Horovitz September 8, 2013 Far below the surface of the promised land, a hidden treasure lies. If it can be carefully […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/11/2013 Bill aims to promote collaboration between the US and Israel on energy research and development. A bipartisan group of United States legislators led by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) introduced a bill in the Senate on Tuesday that aims to promote collaboration between the US and Israel on energy research and development. […]

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Hoping to produce up to 227 million barrels of high-quality oil, Shemen Oil and Gas Resources has nonetheless cautioned that signs found at its well ‘do not attest to a discovery.’ By Eran Azran | Sep. 8, 2013 Shemen Oil & Gas Resources reported on Sunday it had found “significant” indications of oil at its […]

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Two additional natural gas reservoirs containing 0.7 tcf discovered. No decision whether to develop reservoirs Reuters Published: 08.28.13, 08:06 / Israel Business The Israeli partners in the Tamar offshore natural gas field said last week two nearby reservoirs contain about 0.7 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas. The companies cited the best estimate for […]

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JERUSALEM POST Palestinians hail Dutch firm’s decision to pull out of east Jerusalem sewage project A Dutch engineering firm that was slated to participate in the construction of a sewage treatment facility in east Jerusalem announced on Friday that it was pulling out of the project. In a move that drew praise from the Palestinians, […]

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September 06, 2013 BEIRUT: Firefighters and locals spent five hours containing a blaze that destroyed olive groves in rural Akkar Thursday. The National News Agency said the fire raged near the village of Talil and spread to almond, olive and fig orchards, vineyards and a poultry farm and approached a local church and cemetery. Residents […]

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Israeli marine scientists find Eilat’s reef able to resist higher sea temperatures, meaning it would lend itself to becoming a nature reserve in future years. By Zafrir Rinat | 08:29 28.08.13 The coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat can function as a nature reserve for coral over the next century since it is relatively […]

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By SHARON UDASIN Land Enforcement Division of the State Attorney’s Office takes tough stand on discharged wastewater from Oil Refineries Ltd.. The Land Enforcement Division of the State Attorney’s Office submitted an indictment to the Haifa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday against Oil Refineries Ltd. for discharging wastewater into the Kishon River and the Mediterranean Sea. […]

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Environmental Protection Ministry officials say the use of less polluting gasoline is the main way to reduce pollution. By Zafrir Rinat | Aug. 26, 2013 The government approved on Sunday a plan to sharply reduce air pollution over the next decade, mainly by getting older, heavily-polluting cars off the roads and inducing commuters to take […]

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By SHARON UDASIN Environmental Protection Ministry says the new plan will save about 700 lives each year. The cabinet on Sunday approved a national program to prevent air pollution, a plan that the Environmental Protection Ministry said can save about 700 lives each year. Now that the plans – more than a year and a […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Aug 25, 2013 | 22:43 AMMAN — Authorities have removed seven illegal waterpipes in the east Amman suburb of Marka over the past week under an ongoing campaign to end violations on the capital’s water network, a government official said on Sunday. Teams from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Aug 29, 2013 | 22:56 AMMAN — A total of 72.9 per cent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Kingdom are generated by the energy sector, with carbon dioxide constituting 83.58 per cent of the sector’s emissions, according to a report released on Thursday. The report categorised the waste sector […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/28/2013 Secretary-general of the Bonn-based World Wind Energy Association tells companies to reinvest in green energy. As Israel gears up to get its wind energy sector going, it will be crucial for the government to create an investment framework defined by stability and predictability, an international industry expert stressed on Tuesday night. […]

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AL-BIREH, August 19, 2013 (WAFA) – A decision by the Israeli military to close the waste disposal site the municipality of al-Bireh, Ramallah’s twin city, has been using for over 30 years, has caused serious concern among city and state officials who spoke on this subject on Monday. The military ordered the site located near […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Aug 21, 2013 AMMAN — A total of 350,000 cubic metres of water is being lost in the capital each day due to violations on water resources and networks, according to a senior government official. The violators are illegally pumping water from main networks to either fill their private pools or […]

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YNET: Jordan, Israel in advanced talks on water deal Hashemite Kingdom, thirsty for water due to huge influx of Syrian refugees, to get Kinneret water in return for desalinated water from Aqaba plant Roi Kais Published: 08.22.13 Israel and Jordan are holding advanced negotiations over water exchanges between the two sides, Ynet has learned. According […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/20/2013 00:21 For a group of Palestinian and Israeli researchers investigating methods to completely purify water from medicinal materials, working together is nothing short of critical. “It is a must,” Dr. Rafik Karaman, of Al-Quds University’s College of Pharmacy in Abu Dis, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. The joint Palestinian-Israeli research […]

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