By SHARON UDASIN 09/30/2015 Government encouraging international collaborations As Israelis continue to research and develop alternative fuel technologies at home, the entrepreneurs working in this emerging field have an increasing opportunity to make a global impact, according to the country’s top official in the sector. “Slowly, we started to take the companies that we have […]

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Shehayyeb Meets Aoun: We Want to Eliminate Trash Dumps in Favor of Sanitary Landfills – Naharnet Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb hoped on Monday that his plan for resolving the garbage disposal crisis will be implemented this week, seeing as the people “can no longer tolerate the accumulating trash.” He said after holding talks with Free […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/29/2015 A burst pipe leaks raw sewage into the southern-central Nahal Lachish resulting in the death of the areas fish in droves. After a burst pipe leaked raw sewage into the southern-central Nahal Lachish for 10 hours straight a few days ago, the environmental organization Zalul on Tuesday called upon relevant government […]

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While countries around the world have already realized the economic potential of sustainable construction, only 7% of the housing units completed in Israel in 2014 were built under this standard. ‘It’s a huge leap, but it’s not enough,’ expert says. Ilana Curiel Published: 09.24.15 Why is Israel lagging behind in the economic and financial aspects […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/22/2015 Fund’s real estate interests that are typical of land development will conflict with nature authority’s commitment to preservation, letter writers say Citing conflicts of interest between Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, green groups are demanding that the government discard a potential arrangement to funnel […]

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In anything relating to abiding by laws for protecting the environment, the area west of Kafr Qasem operates as an extraterritorial enclave. Zafrir Rinat Sep 23, 2015 In the area of workshops and factories west of Kafr Qasem, the traffic never ceases. Trucks come and go, unloading their contents or taking off to various destinations, […]

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State also applies to ban publication of the protocols and decisions from the hearings about massive oil spill in a nature reserve in southern Israel. Zafrir Rinat and Haaretz 22.09.2015 The state has asked that hearings on a motion to recognize a class action against the government-owned company that was responsible for a massive oil […]

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Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb said Wednesday that his waste management plan is on the right track of implementation to resolve the country’s two-month garbage crisis. “Preparations for the implementation of the plan are ongoing and the work is serious,” Shehayyeb told al-Joumhouria newspaper. “It has become closer to reality.” “We found a landfill on the […]

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Agriculture Ministry freezes a decision by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority to cut down many of these trees, which constitute an important source of nectar for the bees. Zafrir Rinat 22.09.2015 Beekeepers have scored at least a temporary success in their battle to save the country’s eucalyptus trees: On Sunday, the Agriculture Ministry froze […]

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22/9/2015 Syria’s civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a “doomsday” vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials said on Monday. The seeds, including samples of wheat, barley and grasses suited to dry regions, have been requested by researchers elsewhere in the Middle East to replace seeds […]

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Netafim, a leading global supplier of drip irrigation technology, helps fulfill Ben Gurion’s dream of developing the Negev and the whole world; founder Naty Barak views his project as a bridge for peace. Alexander J. Apfel, Tazpit 09.18.15 Fifty years ago, Naty Barak was just one of several farmers in Kibbutz Hatzerim located in the […]

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The Palestinian Territories and thirteen Middle Eastern countries are expected to face extremely high water stress in 25 years’ time. Megan Rowling Aug 26, 2015 REUTERS – Nearly half of 33 countries expected to face extremely high water stress by 2040 are in the Middle East, where surface water is limited and demand is high, […]

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Climate change could cause second Holocaust, says Yale historian By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA 09/20/2015 Snyder, author of the new book “Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning,” draws parallels between the World War II and more-contemporary battles for resources. In a bold New York Times Op-Ed published last weekend, Yale University history professor Timothy Snyder […]

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Hundreds break through police lines to the Lebanese parliament building, demanding an end to the two-month-old crisis. Paul Chaderjian | 21 Sep 2015 Thousands of Lebanese protesters have returned to Beirut’s streets, demanding that politicians take action to end the country’s rubbish crisis and calling on their leaders to step down. Hundreds of activists on […]

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Protesters staged a new rally on Friday in the northern Akkar district to reject government plans to set up a “sanitary landfill” in the town of Srar, as the ministers of agriculture and interior held a meeting with the region’s MPs and municipal chiefs to explain the project to them. The sit-in that was held […]

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By JT – Sep 20,2015 Tafileh Wind Farm is the first wind farm in the Kingdom to start providing electricity generated by renewable wind power to the national electric grid (Photo courtesy of the Jordan Wind Project Company) AMMAN — The National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) and Jordan Wind Project Company (JWPC) announced the commencement […]

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Afcon Holdings is building two wind farms with 25 turbines apiece in northern Israel. Amir Ben-David 09.20.15 For the first time in decades, Israeli is building wind turbines which will create electricity by harnessing the power of the wind. Afcon Holdings, a part of the Shlomo Group, has started construction in recent days on two […]

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Sep 19,2015 Amman is a major metropolis where about one-third of Jordan’s total population lives. The sheer size of the capital city and the number of people living in it poses untold challenges and hardships to the Greater Amman Municipality, perhaps on par with the awesome national responsibilities facing the central government. The GAM leadership […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal – Sep 16,2015 AMMAN — Traffic jams on Amman’s streets cost motorists around JD1 billion annually, according to an estimate by an official at the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM). The estimate includes money paid by motorists on fuel wasted by idling cars and the cost of lost time, Ayman Smadi, executive director […]

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By Muath Freij – Sep 16,2015 – MMAN – The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) said on Wednesday it would expand its campaign to tidy the roofs of Amman’s buildings to include awareness-raising sessions at schools. Raed Haddadin, director of the building control department at GAM, said the municipality will start the awareness campaign right after […]

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