By JOANNA PARASZCZUK 09/22/2011 06:33 Tents on beach part of campaign against new tourist resort; ILA says protesters misleading public. The High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday preventing the Israel Lands Authority from demolishing an environmental protest encampment set up on Nahsholim beach last Thursday, moments before an eviction order was […]

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By Muath Freij AMMAN – Around 50 young people on Wednesday held a demonstration on Queen Rania Street in protest against the suspension of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The protesters brought along an “Express donkey”, symbolising the failure of the project, to the venue of the demonstration, a stretch of the street where […]

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By Rana Husseini AMMAN – Police are searching for suspects in connection with a shooting incident on Monday that targeted engineers working on the Disi project in the southern region, official sources said. The incident, which occurred at 10:00am, involved four Jordanian and foreign engineers who were in a vehicle on the Azraq-Jafer highway, Police […]

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Nehama Ronen, director of ELA Recycling Corporation, says Israelis have reached record results in terms of plastic recycling Navit Zomer Published: 09.15.11, 16:43 / Israel Activism Share on TwitterShare on Facebook share Nehama Ronen, director of ELA Recycling Corporation, is praising Israel’s ultra-Orthodox residents for their recycling efforts. “The haredim have begun recycling too,” she […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/16/2011 17:21 National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau talks with the ‘Post’ about cooperation with the PA on water and sewage management. Talkbacks (5) As Israel enters a new year, with significant renewable energy allocations signed in July and natural gas development churning at highspeed, The Jerusalem Post sat down on Wednesday with […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/14/2011 04:22 Society for the Protection of Nature, Ir Amim launch dual campaigns against government plans to privatize 120 national parks. Talkbacks (5) Both the Society for the Protection of Nature and liberal NGO Ir Amim have launched in the past two days parallel but unrelated campaigns against government plans to privatize […]

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By Fahed Fanek The cost of imported energy, in the form of crude oil, other petroleum derivatives and electricity, rose during the first six months of this year by JD751.5 million compared to the same period of last year. Thus, the increase in world energy prices for the whole year is expected to cost Jordan […]

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Israel Nature and Parks Authority believes less than 40 nesting pairs of Griffon vultures are left in Israel, as opposed to nearly 1,000 before the establishment of the state. By Zafrir Rinat Protecting Israels endangered scavenger birds, especially the majestic Griffon vulture, will be the main agenda item at an international conference in Tel Aviv […]

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Egypt says Ethiopia’s planned Nile project “could be source of benefit” as two countries open new chapter in relations. Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to review the impact of a planned $4.8bn Nile river dam, which Addis Ababa announced in March, in a bid to open a “new chapter” in once-strained relations. Ethiopian Prime Minister […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Water-saving devices will be installed in public schools and mosques in Amman starting today to reduce consumption of water, a precious and limited resource in Jordan, according to officials. Mosques and schools, which are categorised as large water consumers, will be equipped with the new fixtures to lower their consumption […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/15/2011 03:12 Groups says conservation is more effective at job creation; Landau stresses importance of diversifying water-saving methods. Talkbacks (5) Regional green group Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) attests that an increased focus on water conservation as opposed to streamlining efforts into expanding desalination facilities will be a more effective […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) is currently examining the preparedness of the country’s major dams for storing rainwater as winter approaches, a government official said on Saturday. A plan to carry out maintenance on the dams will be implemented after a committee studies the situation of the reservoirs and the […]

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note: Information about this conference just arrived. Interested persons may write to Cornell to see if they are still accepting papers. Abstract deadline extended to August 21 Background An international conference will be held at Cornell University to bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines engaged in research that addresses the crisis of fresh […]

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ENIN (Ma’an) — Palestinian and Israeli firefighters on Saturday controlled a huge blaze in a forest between the northern West Bank village of Anin and the city of Umm Al-Fahim on the Israeli side of the separation wall. Palestinian crews worked on the fire near Anin while Israeli firefighters battled the blaze near Umm Al-Fahim. […]

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First Beduin solar field approved by Interior Ministry – Jerusalem Post By SHARON UDASIN 09/12/2011 05:18 ‘New photovoltaic field will offer improved economic opportunities to Beduin population.’ Talkbacks (2) The Interior Ministry’s Southern Regional Planning and Building Committee approved for the first time on Sunday morning a Beduin solar field, a joint 8- megawatt project […]

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By REUTERS 09/11/2011 18:59 Israel will develop, defend gas platforms discovered in its waters, says Energy Minister Uzi Landau following Turkish vow to boost naval patrols. Talkbacks (31) Israel will develop and defend gas platforms recently discovered in its waters, Energy Minister Uzi Landau said on Sunday after Turkey vowed to boost naval patrols in […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/08/2011 04:54 Proposal would allow desalinated water to account for 85 percent of domestic consumption by the year 2013. Talkbacks (6) The Palmahim desalination plant has submitted a proposal to the Interministerial Tenders Committee for Water Desalination to increase its output by 45 million cubic meters per year. That would allow desalinated […]

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By REUTERS 09/13/2011 19:58 Lack of water poses major challenge to agriculture, mining industries; kingdom uses double amount of water per capita than global average. Long before it understood the value of oil, the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia knew the worth of water. But the leading oil exporter’s water challenges are growing as energy-intensive […]

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An opinion issued by the Attorney General’s Office with regard to Dead Sea Works helps to establish principles that are important not only from an economic standpoint, but no less so from a moral and social standpoint too. Haaretz Editorial An opinion issued Sunday by the Attorney General’s Office with regard to Dead Sea Works […]

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By Taylor Luck ENERGY OFFICIALS ARE scheduled to open financial bids for the country’s first nuclear reactor next week as the Kingdom’s atomic energy programme moves closer to another milestone. According to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khaled Toukan, energy officials are to start the review of financial offers from international vendors for the […]

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