Organization says it won’t renew 50-year-old agreement that let government manage land spread over 12% of the country. By Nimrod Bousso | Oct. 31, 2014 The Jewish National Fund’s board voted late on Wednesday not to renew a half-century old agreement governing its relations with the Israeli government, a move that means the organization will […]

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BEIRUT: The Naameh waste dump will be shut by April 2015 and its garbage transformed into energy to provide power to nearby areas, Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk said Friday. “The Naameh landfill was supposed to be closed on Jan. 17 [2015], but we will give it a few more weeks if needed,” Machnouk said in […]

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BEIRUT: The future of Lebanon’s water sources is bleak with the drought season expected to increase and rainfall to decrease due to climate change, Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk said Thursday. “Climate change, as everyone knows, has become a major threat to Lebanon’s water resources as well as the communities and sectors which are all struggling […]

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Nov 04, 2014 It never fails to take us by surprise. Every time the rainy season starts and there is a downpour, our streets get flooded, manholes get plugged and tunnels are inundated. Cars, as a result, get stuck, blocking roads and making driving a nightmare, and unfortunate pedestrians get drenched, by rainwater or gleeful […]

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Justices indicate that they will reject environmentalists’ petition against planned roads through woodland. By Zafrir Rinat | Oct. 30, 2014 A public campaign to block the building of a major interchange in the Jerusalem Forest was dealt a serious blow earlier this week when the High Court of Justice indicated it planned to reject a […]

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Environmentalists, local residents object to oil drilling in seismically sensitive area. By Ido Efrati | Oct. 22, 2014 The High Court of Justice on Tuesday issued an interim injunction against construction of an experimental oil drilling rig in the Golan Heights. The injunction comes after the High Court issued a temporary injunction three weeks ago […]

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Comptroller criticizes National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Ministry for significant failings in implementing a portion of government’s decisions and laws associated with energy saving. Advancing energy-saving policies has great national importance but those responsible for implementing and enforcing such strategies are lagging in their responsibilities, State Comptroller Joseph Shapira wrote in his latest report. Reducing […]

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BEIRUT: A study by researchers at the International Monetary Fund does not expect Lebanon to tap its potential offshore gas wealth before 2020, and urges the authorities to apply a prudent fiscal policy before the actual drilling takes place. “Lebanon is expected to become a commodity producer over the next decade, albeit presumably smaller than […]

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Huge impact of natural gas on Israeli economy mustn’t be treated lightly: A monopoly over newly discovered gas reserves will overpower Israel’s economy. Haaretz Editorial | Oct. 23, 2014 The issue of the cost of living in Israel, the future of certain industries and even elements of the government’s ability to govern – the main […]

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by Yusuf Mansur | Oct 27, 2014 The energy debate is ever continuing in Jordan. It is unending and seemingly fruitless. One strategy after another is formulated, yet implementation does not happen, and energy champions (ministers) come and go through fast revolving doors. Meanwhile, neither demand nor supply have improved in a country starved for […]

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Elias Sakr| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Lebanese Petroleum Administration will be reviewing a draft bill on onshore petroleum resources before returning it to the government for further assessment, a source told The Daily Star Wednesday on the sidelines of a conference on Lebanon’s oil and gas industry. The source said concerned ministries have reviewed […]

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The eTree looks like a real tree, but uses solar power for WiFi, device chargers smartphones, electrical outlets and even night lights. Yisrael Wolman Published: 10.22.14 The frenetic Israeli brain has already presented the world with numerous developments in the solar energy and hi-tech fields, but Sologic’s new “solar tree” is a unique combination of […]

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Oct 23, 2014 Jordan Valley farmer Sameeh Freij treats his crops like his babies, nurturing them as he watches them grow. Every day at dawn, Freij abandons the comfort of his bed and heads to his small farm in the heart of the Jordan Valley, the Kingdom’s fruit and vegetable basket. As Freij strolls amongst […]

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Without a sewage system in place, many fear the water which supplies most of Jordan will become polluted. Last updated: 10 Oct 2014 video report: http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2014/10/fears-jordan-refugee-camp-water-lifeline-201410101116542412.html Jordan is one of the three driest countries in the world, and a refugee camp for Syrians has been built haphazardly on one of the most important underground water […]

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Syrian refugees at Zaatari camp turn to gardening to make a difference. Rosie Thompson Last updated: 27 Oct 2014 In the midst of an expanse of dry land, thousands of Syrian refugees have been living in Zaatari Camp, Jordan, opened two years ago. Some have turned to gardening to help them adapt to life in […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Oct 23, 2014 AMMAN — The Water Ministry has started construction on a project to increase Maan Governorate’s daily water share, a government official said ?Thursday. Under the project, the ministry is drilling a well in Maan to pump around 1,000 cubic metres of water daily to increase the amount of […]

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27/10/2014 Jordan Times- Jordan now ranks as the world’s second water-poorest country, where water per capita is 88 per cent below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters annually, government officials said last Wednesday. The deteriorating regional conditions and turmoil have led to waves of hundreds of thousands of refugees flowing into Jordan, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/26/2014 Stabilization in the water sector has made reduction in tariffs possible. After dropping 5% in 2014, water tariff rates are expected to fall another 10% on January 1, 2015, the Water Authority announced on Sunday. “The stabilization of the water sector and the increase in regulatory demands of the Water Authority […]

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October 20th, 2014 by Katarina Montgomery Thousands of Palestinian refugees are trapped inside Yarmouk refugee camp, facing starvation, malnutrition, disease and now face a threat of lack of water supply. Syria’s Yarmouk refugee camp, on the outskirts of Damascus, has been under siege by Syrian government forces since December 2012. Thousands of Palestinian refugees are […]

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A group of scientists headed by an Israeli woman, Dr. Bella Galil, says the project could do significant damage: ‘Thousands of species have already migrated from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.’ The Media Line 10.21.14 Egypt has begun digging to significantly expand the Suez Canal to enable a larger volume of shipping. The move […]

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