July 16, 2012 10:58 AM BEIRUT: Electricite Du Liban Director-General Kamal Hayek warned Monday the continued strike by contract workers is paving the way for a “gradual collapse” of the state-run company, sounding the alarm of a possible total blackout in the country. “We could be seeing a gradual collapse of the company: something no […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/17/2012 Electricity level reaches critical ‘orange’ stage yesterday, then settles at ‘yellow.’ With public efforts to curb use of gas-guzzling devices during peak afternoon electricity hours, the Israel Electric Corporation has thus far been able to narrowly avoid the situation where power demand exceeds the reserve available, during the ongoing heat wave. […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/17/2012 Leviathan Energy unveils a new hydroelectric technology that operates not in outdoor dams but in underground pipes. In the middle of the arid Negev desert, just minutes from the Gazan border, Leviathan Energy unveiled a new hydroelectric technology that operates not in outdoor dams but in underground pipes, where it is […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/11/2012 Greenpeace “Save the Arctic” campaign to raise awareness about the need to protect the North Pole. Despite the steamy summery temperatures, an Arctic glacier will travel from street to street in Tel Aviv this week. The glacier – actually a platform in the shape of the icy body – is the […]

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by JT | Jul 12, 2012 | 23:44 RAMTHA — Several Ramtha residents on Thursday barged into a building on the campus of the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) intended to house a nuclear research reactor and smashed its windows and doors. They also burned and destroyed all files and documents related to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/11/2012 As temperatures surge during the next week, the IEC said it expects electricity demand to be extremely high. The Israel Electric Corporation has asked the public to conserve electricity during the ongoing heat wave in hopes of preventing blackouts over the next week. As temperatures surge during over the next few […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/13/2012 Approximately 120 families have come together in a protest group, hailing from four buildings on the same block. Sitting in the Cafe-Cafe overlooking the Mediterranean waters of Acadia Beach, one Herzliya resident mourned the imminent destruction of much of the value of her beachside property. “It will cause direct damage in […]

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The protests in the Arab world have instigated a process of wide-ranging social and political change. But will these changes also impact water governance structures in the Arab region? Writer: Odeh Al-Jayyousi In the popular protests sweeping across the Arab region, citizens from Tunisia to Bahrain and from Syria to Yemen are demanding greater equity, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/12/2012 New regulations intended to bring higher quality drinking water to every Israeli; Shas MK calls decision “historic.” The Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee on Wednesday approved regulations intended to bring higher quality drinking water to every Israeli. “This is a historic moment,” said MK Amnon Cohen (Shas), chairman of the […]

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12/07/2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The water authority said Wednesday that it was installing meters to cut down on operating costs, after an agreement with the ministry of local government. The head of the authority’s tariff unit, Kamal Issa, said the ministry agreed to install meters to avoid escalating a water crisis in the West Bank, […]

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Experts are concerned that the culling of wolves in northern Israel could put the animal’s future in the country at risk. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul.13, 2012 The daytime sight of grazing cattle on the Golan Heights gives way to a nighttime drama – packs of wolves set on the herds. And this problem might […]

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The outcome of last month’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, known as Rio+20 to commemorate 20 years of the Earth Summit in 1992, is being heavily criticized by environmental NGOs and activists – many had predicted earlier in the year that the conference was doomed for failure. However, while heads […]

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While world leaders were speaking in the Plenary and NGO’s were protesting in the streets, an open forum for the presentation and discussion of the green economy took place across the road from the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development. The World Green Summit (WGS) attracted so much attention that the Rio de Janeiro Government Pavilion […]

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July 11, 2012 01:09 AM By Mohammad Zaatari WAZZANI, Lebanon: The owner of the tourist resort in south Lebanon at the center of Israeli concerns about the diversion of water from the Hasbani River has described Israel’s reaction to his development as “jealous.” Khalil Abdallah, who returned to Lebanon from the Ivory Coast three years […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/06/2012 04:22 Israel’s decision to partner with Cyprus on gas exploration could further strain tense relations, expert tells ‘Post’. Israel’s decision to become an active partner with Cyprus on issues of natural gas – despite the island nation’s unsolved political disputes with Turkey – has left Ankara “disturbed” by its ally, according […]

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The country’s green organizations are not critical enough of Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul.05, 2012 | 1:28 AM The environmental movement is supposed to play a leading role in society’s criticism of decision makers, including those responsible for protecting the environment. But it appears that for the last three years […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/10/2012 03:51 Arava Power president hopes solar energy work makes Israel “renewable light unto the nations.” CNN has named Yosef Abramowitz, president and cofounder of the firm responsible for Israel’s first solar field, as one of six global “Green Pioneers.” A program about the six pioneers will appear on CNN for the […]

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A group of nine men move from olive tree to olive tree beneath the scorching sun. At every stop, within a matter of seconds, they call out a number — an estimate of how many kilos of olives they think each tree will produce. The men work for Wadi Food, and they are gathered at […]

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Megan Detrie Thu, 05/07/2012 As the world gathered to discuss climate change and sustainable development at the UN Rio+20 conference last week, environment specialists in Egypt say more must be done to improve government infrastructure and address the immediate health risks of pollution before the country would be able to tackle larger environmental issues. Egypt […]

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The failure of the Rio + 20 sustainable development conference shifts the focus of environmental policy-making from the international to the municipal level. By Itai Trilnick | Jul.03, 2012 | 9:31 AM Last month, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) in Brazil adjourned with disappointment hanging thickly in the smoggy air. Three […]

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