by Hana Namrouqa | Sep 06, 2012 AMMAN — Marine biologists and divers in the Gulf of Aqaba are on alert after widespread bleaching of coral reefs was detected off the Egyptian coast near Hurghada, the Aqaba Marine Park (AMP) said on Thursday. AMP teams are monitoring the Gulf of Aqaba to ensure that the […]
Aqaba divers on alert after bleaching strikes Egypt’s Red Sea corals – Jordan Times
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Smoke from huge landfill fire smothers Sidon – Daily Star
September 07, 2012 01:17 AM By Mohammad Zaatari SIDON, Lebanon: A huge fire erupted in Sidon’s landfill early Thursday morning, forcing a shutdown of the industrial sector of the southern city and blanketing the area with thick plumes of smoke and toxic fumes. The blaze is so extensive that it may require at least 48 […]
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Lebanon’s offshore gas likely exceeds Cyprus, Syria – Daily Star
September 07, 2012 01:36 AM By Osama Habib BEIRUT: Lebanon may have more offshore natural gas deposits than Cyprus and Syria, based on a recent 3-D seismic survey, the CEO of Norway-based Spectrum Company said Thursday. “My humble opinion based on the data that I have is that there is greater potential [for natural gas] […]
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Environmentalists slam natural gas export – YNET
Environmental Protection Ministry blasts natural gas committee recommendation to export 50% of Israeli gas; claims committee in favor of drilling companies against consumers Avital Lahav Published: 09.06.12 A recent report by the committee to investigate the Israeli gas market has environmental activists running amok. They demand to force drilling companies to sell larger gas quantities […]
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Migrating butterflies are the new attraction at Israel’s Hula Lake – Haaretz
Commonly known as the Plain Tiger butterfly, the stunning African Monarch has been frequenting the lake in recent years, thanks to the restoral of certain plants to the region. By Eli Ashkenazi | Sep.07, 2012 The Hula Lake has long been a favorite spot for migrating birds, attracting as many flocks of nature lovers as […]
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In an Israeli wave of eco-friendly products, all that glitters is far from being ‘green’ – Haaretz
The battle against companies making false claims of environmental friendliness has been boosted by a new government campaign. By Zafrir Rinat | Sep.06, 2012 The Environmental Protection Ministry started an advertising campaign last week designed to encourage people to buy environmentally friendly apartments, and to explain how to tell if an apartment really meets the […]
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Israel Corp. to supply 40% of Peru’s power – YNET
Israel Corporation completes building of largest power plant in Peru, manufacturing 870 megawatts – approximately 20% of country’s power – maintaining environmentally friendly methods Tom Ziv Published: 08.12.12 Five years after starting construction, the Israel Corporation has completed the integrated circuit in the power plant in Kallpa, Peru. Close to $650 were invested in the […]
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Comptroller to review Haifa ammonia tank’s defenses – YNET
Environmental Protection Ministry raises concerns over sensitive facility’s fortification; severe impact should it suffer a missile hit Amir Ben-David Published: 08.22.12 State Comptroller Joseph Shapira is set to review the security and fortification arrangements set in place for the Haifa Bay ammonia depository, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. The ammonia depository is considered one of the major […]
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Ministry offers NIS 70M boost for green power – YNET
Environmental Protection Ministry offers new government grants meant to encourage eco-friendlily power production Ynetnews Published: 08.31.12, The Environmental Protection Ministry announced it will award NIS 70 million (roughly $18 million) in grants to entrepreneurs who will pursue the eco-friendly production of electricity from organic waste. The ministry has set a three-year deadline for the facilities […]
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Cyprus seeks to import Israeli gas, until its own reserves are tapped – Haaretz
The two sides discuss the possibility of developing a joint terminal for exporting natural gas. By Itai Trilnick | Sep.03, 2012 Cyprus is asking to import Israeli natural gas to power its electrical generators until the island republic’s own gas reserves are developed and come on stream. That is the outcome of a meeting on […]
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IEC wins EEPCO management bid – YNET
Israel Electric Corporation wins bid by Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation; set to help it improve management service Published: 09.02.12 srael Electric Corporation (IEC) announced Monday that it has won a tender by Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO), to help it improve its management services and production. IEC went after the bid as part of its […]
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Nirosoft to set up $100M desalination plant in Colombia – YNET
Ron Lauder’s RWL Water subsidiary to set up graywater facility to aid country’s oil industry Billie Frenkel Published: 09.03.12 Ron Lauder’s RWL Water subsidiary Nirosoft has been awarded a $100 million contract to build a water desalination plant in Colombia. The contract was signed between Nirosoft and Colombia’s Pacific Rubiales Energy – the country’s biggest […]
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Partridge hunting banned to combat dwindling populations – Jordan Times
by Hana Namrouqa | Aug 29, 2012 AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) has banned the hunting of chukars and other partridges this year due to a considerable decline in their numbers, a conservationist said on Wednesday. “Following conservationists’ studies indicating a clear drop in chukar and partridge numbers and […]
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Rights Group Calls on Israel to Stop Pillaging Natural Resources – WAFA / Maan
RAMALLAH, September 3, 2012 (WAFA) – The Palestinian human rights group, Al-Haq, in a press release Monday, called on the Israeli authorities to immediately stop the pillaging of the Palestinian natural resources and halt the concession of substantial financial incentives to settlers living in the area. Al-Haq announced the publication of “Pillage of the Dead […]
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Kudos to KKL-JNF – Jerusalem Post
By JPOST EDITORIAL 09/01/2012 The organization’s contribution to making Israel bloom before and the establishment of the state has been enormous. Many of us remember growing up with the Blue Box, the symbol of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund, in which we collected money for redeeming the Land of Israel. The Blue Box was created […]
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Environmental Peacemaking September 2012 newsletter – Friends of the Earth Middle East
Raising awareness to protect GWN cultural landscape Friends of the Earth Middle East continues in its efforts to protect the cultural and heritage landscape of the Judean / Jerusalem Hills where residents of the Good Water Neighbor communities of the West Bethlehem villages and Mateh Yehuda Regional Council are working together to stop the Separation […]
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Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia Volume 17, No.174, September 2012
CONTENTS 4 Arabs’ share of climate taxes (editorial by Najib Saab) 20 Energy from waste (cover story) 26 Green economy in Morocco 28 Will hunting be permitted in Lebanon this season? 30 Qatari students map mangroves 32 Tunisia’s wetlands 40 Whale Valley: secrets in the Egyptian wilderness 44 Bolivia’s salt desert 48 China combats desertification […]
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Israel’s solar power struggles against government – Bloomberg
KVUTZAT YAVNE, Israel (AP) — Israel has developed some of the world’s most advanced solar energy equipment and enjoys a nearly endless supply of sunshine, but when it comes to deploying large-scale solar technology at home, the country remains in the dark ages. Solar power provides just a tiny percentage of Israel’s energy needs, leaving […]
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Political risks keep Lebanon behind in terms of energy exploration: BMI – Daily Star
August 31, 2012 BEIRUT: Lebanon will continue to lag behind its regional peers in oil and gas exploration and production due to persistent political risks, Business Monitor International said. Disputes within the government coalition are also impeding oil and gas exploration, BMI added, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of Byblos Bank. […]
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New recycling program bogged down in local government orange tape – Haaretz
Bat Yam, Eilat, Herzliya and several other cities join project aimed at recycling two-thirds of household containers within three years. By Zafrir Rinat | Aug.28, 2012 ave your holiday garbage, people of Israel: save your emptied plastic bottles of floor cleaner and cans of consumed corn. No, the trash doesn’t have to stay festering and […]
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