Israel’s increasingly at risk of overpopulation, but nobody’s taking it seriously. By Zafrir Rinat | May 7, 2014 As it does each year just before Independence Day, the Central Bureau of Statistics released updated numbers regarding Israel’s population, and they show a dizzying growth rate. Last year, Israel’s population increased by 157,000, a 2% increase, […]

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Designed to block spillover violence from Yemen, proposed fence could also decimate leopard population, critics say. Gaar Adams Last updated: 04 May 2014 Dhofar, Oman – Tucked into the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula, the nation of Oman sits in a tumultuous space – sharing land borders with Yemen and an expansive southern coast […]

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By Jenny David Apr 17, 2014 Bloomberg BNA — The current water shortage in Arab East Jerusalem is only the latest water crisis facing Arab areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, representatives from regional security, environmental and human rights organizations told Bloomberg BNA. Its solution need not wait for progress in the currently […]

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by SHARON UDASIN, TOVAH LAZAROFF 04/28/2014 Friends of the Earth Middle East: This was a ‘seeping time bomb.’ The IDF has taken steps to keep a highly dangerous carcinogen from polluting one of Israel’s key water sources, the western part of the Mountain Aquifer, according to information published Sunday by Friends of the Earth Middle […]

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April 28, 2014 BEIRUT: A senior U.S. official said Washington’s effort to resolve a dispute between Lebanon and Israel over offshore borders was making progress, denying an Israeli media report that the mediation had reached a dead end. “I have now seen the article; it has absolutely no basis and seems to quote no officials […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/27/2014 Situated off the coast of Tel Aviv, the Oz license could be a source of over 600 million barrels of oil. A potential source of hydrocarbons may be sitting just 50 km. off the coast of Tel Aviv – with about 2.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (71 billion cubic […]

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Glada Lahn 30/04/2014 The Gulf region is a test case for one of the most serious questions of our time; how can we turn around damaging models of resource use when they are so ingrained in our economies and societies? The six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council are often painted as a miracle made […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/29/2014 “They have heat – they do nothing with it right now,” says CEO of Rehovot-based New CO2 Fuels. Excess heat squandered in industrial production processes, as well as the carbon dioxide and water vapors emanating from their chimneys, will soon be put to positive use by an Israeli start-up. The Rehovot-based […]

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Work on Kingdom’s ‘first wind farm’ begins Petra | Apr 27, 2014 AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Sunday attended a ceremony marking the launch of the first wind farm in Jordan. The 117-megawatt project, set up in Tafileh and developed by Jordan Wind Project Company at a cost of $285 million, will increase […]

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April 29, 2014 BEIRUT: Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk called Monday for the immediate suspension of work in all illegal stone and sand quarries and urged action to be taken, including sealing the areas with wax, in a letter to Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk. The letter stated that over 80 stone and sand quarries across Lebanon […]

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Northern city’s District Planning and Building Committee rejected objections by activists over pollution fears in Haifa Bay area. By Zafrir Rinat | Apr. 26, 2014 Haifa’s main planning committee has approved a master plan that will allow the northern city’s Oil Refineries facility and nearby industries to continue operating, over numerous objections by environmental groups. […]

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The municipality is hiring more sanitation workers and putting in more garbage cans. But east of the separation barrier, the situation is dire. By Nir Hasson | Apr. 15, 2014 The cleanliness or lack thereof of Jerusalem’s streets was a key issue in the mayoral election six months ago. Moshe Leon, the candidate who failed […]

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The sixth environmental conference for university youth began Monday in Hurghada under the slogan “Be modernized… and environment friendly”. The conference is set to highlight the role of youth in sustainable development. It aims at collaborating Arab youth’s efforts in sustaining the environment, training youth for environmental activities in their schools and clubs and collaborating […]

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by SHARON UDASIN 04/22/2014 IDE Tecnologies wins award for its Sorek facilty from Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit. Israeli desalination leader IDE Technologies announced on Tuesday that earlier this month it had received a Global Water Award for the best desalination facility of the year, in honor of its Sorek facility. IDE […]

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April 17, 2014 12:16 AM By Justin Salhani AL-QAA, Lebanon: On a warm spring day in the Bekaa Valley town of Al-Qaa, Hana Rizk stood outside his neighbor’s one-story house, a tired grimace on his face from coping with the town’s insufficient water supply. “The water came for two hours today,” Rizk said with quiet […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/16/2014 The tender calls for the supply of between 0.7 to 0.95 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually to the Cypriot market. The Leviathan reservoir partners have submitted a bid to supply gas through a pipeline from the Israeli Eastern Mediterranean basin to Cyprus, they announced in a Tel Aviv Stock […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/20/2014 Residents are concerned about the planned project’s potential effects on the environment, health and regional tourism. Residents of the southern Golan Heights will take to their land in protest on Tuesday against an oil exploration project slated to begin soon. The community members will demonstrate next week near some of the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/23/2014 As head of a new Knesset subcommittee to investigate environmental and planning issues, Henin led other MKs on a tour of the Haifa port area. Expanding the existing Haifa port might better serve the surrounding region than constructing an entirely new harbor, MK Dov Henin (Hadash) said during a tour of […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Apr 22, 2014 AMMAN — The Mujib Biosphere Reserve has reopened for another adventure season with additional safety measures in place to protect its visitors, according to its director, Hisham Dheisat. “The new safety measures and regulations were introduced after the formation of the water valleys changed during winter,” Dheisat told […]

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By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI 04/22/2014 ELA Recycling Corporation chairwoman says Israel surpassed the US and Europe in meeting its plastic recycling goals this year. In honor of Earth Day the ELA Recycling Corporation, a non-profit organization promoting recycling, and the Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC) announced a new recycling initiative on Tuesday. Hundreds of community […]

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