By Baha Abu Hasnah AMMAN — The Ministry of Social Development is conducting a nationwide study into the issue of garbage scavenging, Spokesperson Fawwaz Ratrout said on Wednesday. The ministry has directed its governorate departments to study the social cases of trash pickers and is awaiting the results, Ratrout told The Jordan Times, adding that […]

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Report: Oil and Gas Exploration Back on Front Burner by Naharnet Lebanon’s stalled oil and gas exploration file will hopefully be put on the front burner after reports said that it shall be referred to the related ministerial committee in order to refer it later to the cabinet for approving the related decrees, al-Joumhouria daily […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/08/2016 The units, which began operating in the 1980s, are “the oldest, least efficient and most polluting coal-fired units in Israel’s electricity system,” according to the Environment Ministry report. Parading a poster with a man’s face covered in soot, protesters from Greenpeace Israel on Monday stormed through a Knesset meeting about a […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal – Aug 10,2016 AMMAN — Government buildings could reduce their power bills by 30-40 per cent by adopting low-cost energy-saving measures, according to an energy audit released on Wednesday. The audit, conducted by the USAID’s energy sector capacity-building activity in partnership with the Energy Ministry and the Jordan Renewable Energy and Efficiency […]

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Suzanna Goussous – Aug 21,2016 AMMAN — Around 1,000 palm trees have been planted in Zizya, in south Amman, to develop the area’s green spaces and encourage environmental awareness, the local mayor said on Sunday. Turki Fayez, the mayor of Al Jizah Municipality, said the palm trees were planted to fulfil His Majesty the late […]

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Aug 09,2016 AMMAN — The Education Ministry and the Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO) on Tuesday signed a renewable energy agreement, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The ministry will install solar panels connected to the grid, and the value of electricity supplied to the grid by the panels will be deducted from the ministry’s power […]

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RSCN to fly 500 kites to mark World Migratory Bird Day By JT – Aug 08,2016 AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) will fly 500 kites at an event in Aqaba on Wednesday to mark World Migratory Bird Day. Organised by the RSCN in cooperation with the Aqaba Bird Observatory, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/14/2016 In the midst of a severe water shortage that has left many West Bank residents parched, a newly drilled well is set to begin flowing to the region. The Ariel 1 well, drilled by the Mekorot national water company near the city of Ariel, will provide an additional 4,500 cubic meters […]

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By JT – Aug 08,2016 AMMAN — The Water Ministry said on Monday that its teams have dismantled illegal fixtures used to steal water in Qastal and Saru, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The ministry received information that suspects had illegally installed pipelines to siphon water from the main carrier lines to irrigate farms […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/09/2016 “This is a very important process, which is expected to encourage international energy companies to invest in the natural gas market in Israel,” says Steinitz. Israel’s economic waters are open for new natural gas and oil exploration, after a four-year freeze as members of the Petroleum Council, under the umbrella of […]

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Protesters blocked on Tuesday the entrance to the Bourj Hammoud landfill to prevent dump trucks from entering the site, the National News Agency said on Tuesday. Several youth blocked the road near the landfill in protest, said NNA. Security forces deployed in the area and tried to convince them in vain to open the road. […]

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Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb announced on Monday that the work has kicked off to open tenders related to the establishment of landfills, as he assured that the trash crisis will not be returning back. “The garbage will not be returning back to the streets of the capital, nor to the coast. We have started opening […]

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AMMAN — Agriculture Minister Rida Khawaldeh and Environment Minister Yaseen Khayyat on Sunday discussed proposed solutions to the environmental side effects of olive presses, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The two ministers discussed the possibility of using new technology to treat “zibar” olive-mill wastewater (OMW), which is a problem for 132 olive presses across […]

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AMMAN — The UNDP is training staff at the Joint Services Council in Irbid and Al Ekaider landfill in solid waste management, the UN agency said on Tuesday. The training course covers fleet and equipment maintenance, and management and landfill maintenance to equip workers with all the skills needed to manage operations at the landfill. […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/11/2016 On Thursday, the ministry stressed that “the responsibility for cleaning up beaches is in the hands of the local authorities.” While Israel markets itself as a sun-soaked beach destination, vacationers may not find the pristine sands they crave. The Environmental Protection Ministry on Thursday declared that plastic bags have overtaken the […]

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Two people were injured on Sunday as a wildfire renewed for the fourth day in the Jabal al-Hasin forests in the heights of the Akkar region of Mount Akroum, the National News Agency reported. It said Abdullah Habib Khodr and Khaled Ahmed Hussein Bou Ali were injured as they were trying to extinguish flames. “There […]

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Preliminary draft aroused controversy in January when it claimed that babies in polluted parts of Haifa were born with smaller heads. Ido Efrati and Noa Shpigel Aug 05, 2016 A scientific committee appointed by the health and environmental protection ministries yesterday slammed a controversial study on air pollution in Haifa Bay and recommended that its […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/04/2016 Emek Hayarden Regional Council, Water Authority spar on best method to convey water to Jordan. As the water level of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) dwindles to a critical low, area residents fear that the Jordan River’s flow will idle – sparking dire circumstances for regional tourism, a biblical baptism site […]

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Reuters, Cairo Sunday, 7 August 2016 When Egypt announced plans to develop renewable power in 2014, investors piled in, drawn by year-round sunshine and chronic electricity shortages. Two years on, many projects have stalled, hitting confidence among foreign investors Egypt sorely needs. Developers who prequalified for solar and wind projects under attractive feed-in-tariff (FiT) schemes […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/04/2016 The legislation aims to encourage individual investment in the renewable energy sector, as an alternative to using power generated by polluting power plants. A bill eliminating taxes on home wind and solar energy installations received initial Knesset approval in a plenary vote on Wednesday night. The legislation, which earned cabinet approval […]

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