Lawyers for the Palestinian land owners are demanding that the committee reject solution proposed by IDF planning and building subcommittee. By Zafrir Rinat A decision is expected in the coming weeks on the legalization of a sewage-treatment plant built on private, Palestinian-owned land in the West Bank. The plant belongs to the settlement of Ofra. […]

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Wednesday, 07 March 2012 12:28 Sergio Yahni Sergio Yahni (AIC) The local Salfit government and Al Quds Open University organized on March 6 a conference on the impact of environmental hazards created by settlements on the governorate. Speaking at the conference, the head of Salfit’s ministry of health office, Jamil Daraghma, said the situation had […]

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“Ecoweek” is an association for the promotion of green design and architecture. This year, the annual convention took place at the Technological Institute in the city of Holon, in the center of Israel. Designers from Europe, North America and the Middle East have come together with the purpose of designing affordable housing in a sustainable […]

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by Khaled Neimat | Mar 08,2012 | 00:02 AMMAN — The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is the best option for the capital to resolve its growing public transportation dilemma, but the project needs public support to win the “political” battle against it, according to local engineers. In a seminar held on Tuesday to discuss the […]

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Substance in Beirut River nontoxic: Greenpeace March 07, 2012 01:40 AM BEIRUT: Greenpeace Lebanon said Tuesday that materials dumped in the Beirut River last month – turning the water red – were likely nontoxic, echoing the government’s findings on the case. Greenpeace said it had dispatched two of its activists to the river on Feb. […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/07/2012 23:39 Delay despite pressure; exposure to chemical could cause skin burns and sudden death, activists say. Boy watches as mom is fitted for a gas mask By Jim Hollander / Reuters Environmental activists launched a “Haifa Gulf War” on Wednesday morning outside the city’s municipal court, where a judge was leading […]

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March 06, 2012 02:09 AM By Rakan al-Fakih The Daily Star QAROUN, Lebanon: The heavy snow and rain over the past week is bringing smiles to farmers in the south and east of the country, since there is more water to irrigate fields and fuel hydroelectric plants. But more rainfall for Lebanon’s biggest lake is […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/07/2012 23:42 Energy and Water Minister sign 23 new licenses for 62 megawatts worth of solar production facilities. Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau sent a request to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Eli Yishai, asking that they declare the future photovoltaic power plant for Gaza evacuee communities a national […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Mar 04,2012 AMMAN — Jordan and the US on Sunday signed a work plan communiqué on environmental cooperation, which is intended to promote green growth, sustainable development and job creation in the Kingdom. The work plan communiqué was signed at the US-Jordan Joint Forum on Environmental Technical Cooperation, during which Jordanian […]

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‘We must take dangerous industrial facilities out of residential areas, to minimize the risk to the population,’ says environmental protection minister. By Zafrir Rinat A reservoir in Haifa that holds thousands of tons of ammonia and is considered a potentially deadly environmental threat will be shut down within the next few years, according to the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/04/2012 17:55 287-km. underwater electricity line will connect Israel’s energy supply to EU, via Cyprus and Crete. Israeli, Greek, Cypriot officials By IEC For both Israel and Cyprus, connecting the countries through an underwater cable will foster more than just electrical stability for two energy islands – it will further the sense […]

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When the total cost of the project is calculated, the Jerusalem light-rail project will be seen as one of Israel’s worst boondoggles. By Moshe Arens I am green with envy and raging mad. In Paris, they have just launched the service of automatic subway trains on Line 1, the city’s busiest, running from La Defense […]

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Volume 17, No.168, March 2012 5 Environment and public relations (editorial by Najib Saab) 10 How to protect your children from home poisons personal tips 18 Climate refugees (cover story) 24 Sinking Rufisque a city in Senegal devoured by the ocean 26 Natural gas for vehicles in Egypt 28 Dutch embassy in Amman, first LEED […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Mar 04,2012 | 22:42 AMMAN — The polar depression that brought heavy rain and snow to Jordan this weekend raised water storage in the country’s major dams to a “reassuring” third of their total capacity, according to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. “The country’s major dams now hold 106 million […]

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By MELANIE LIDMAN 03/04/2012 23:53 Season sees 50% more rainfall than average, spelling relief for farmers. Pura Nature Reserve By Melanie Lidman For six years, the drooping eucalyptus trees illustrated the frustration of the Negev’s farmers: Like most trees, they were suffering from a severe drought and did not have enough water to blossom. Unable […]

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Increase comes after heavy snowfall in northern Israel and Jerusalem, and as rains inundate Tel Aviv. By Eli Ashkenazi A weekend of heavy rains and snowstorms throughout the country contributed to a 20 centimeter rise in the level of Lake Kinneret, one of Israel’s primary sources of drinking water. The Kinneret’s water level has risen […]

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Date : 1/3/2012 Time : 14:17 Print News Email News Bookmark and Share JERUSALEM, March 1, 2012 (WAFA) – Tourism Minister Khouloud Daibes and US Consul General Daniel Rubinstein Thursday hosted a ceremony at the historical mound of Tel al-Sultan in Jericho to commemorate the completion of a conservation project funded by the State Department’s […]

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The Good Water Neighbors program encourages communities in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories to cooperate with one another to improve shared water resources. By Andrew Tobin Water and peace are two of the scarcest commodities in the Middle East. But Friends of the Earth Middle East, a nonprofit environmental and peace organization, has managed […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/28/2012 21:41 Environmental economics vital to future development, and even to efforts against Iran, says Netanyahu. Protesters disrupted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s opening address at Tuesday’s First National Green Growth Convention, with shouts against the government’s intended planning and building reforms. The reforms intend to streamline the building approval process and make […]

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Environment Ministry official saw fuel, oil leaking into ground on tour of IDF bases 18 months ago; official says civilian polluter would have already been investigated by the ministry’s enforcement officials. By Zafrir Rinat The Israel Defense Forces is ignoring the requirement to submit environmental quality reports with apparent impunity, according to a senior Environmental […]

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