RAMALLAH, June 19, 2013 (WAFA) –The amount of carbon dioxide emitted from energy, agriculture and solid waste sectors during 2011 was estimated at around 3.1 million tons, up from 1.6 million tons in 2001, said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on Wednesday. The carbon dioxide emission was distributed into 2.7 million tons from […]

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Haifa District Court judge rules there is no causal link between Kishon pollution, illness of Kishon divers, despite expert claims that ‘exposure to one molecule’ could lead to illness Ahiya Raved Published: 06.17.13 The Haifa District Court ruled Monday that there is no causal link between the pollution in the Kishon River and the illness […]

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June 15, 2013 09:22 PM (Last updated: June 16, 2013 12:09 PM) By Brooke Anderson BEIRUT: In a city where green spaces are scarce, some people fear that a planned parking garage at a public garden will destroy one of the few public parks in the Lebanese capital. On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of neighbors, environmentalists, […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Jun 18, 2013 | 23:17 AMMAN — The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) on Tuesday sealed three wells in west Amman’s Al Kursi neighbourhood whose owners were selling the water, which doesn’t meet local standards, according to an official. The three wells are illegal and were drilled for pumping water and […]

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JT | Jun 18, 2013 | 23:25 AMMAN — US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones joined more than 100 young volunteers for a tree planting community service project in Wadi Qatar earlier this week, according to an AMIDEAST statement. The event marked the launch of the “10,000 Trees Campaign” in celebration of the 10th […]

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Persecuted ethnic Oromo demand UN protection amid xenophobic attacks and government hostility over the Blue Nile dam. Leyland Cecco, 19 Jun 2013 Cairo, Egypt – For months, Gutama Gallatobati, a proud farmer and mechanic of Oromo descent languished in an Ethiopian prison over accusations he burned an Ethiopian flag. While inside, guards physically abused him. […]

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Refutrees is a new, grass-roots organization working in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Lebanon to build sustainable, eco-friendly projects that respond to community needs. Muftah  caught up with the organization’s  project coodinator, Pauline Le Rolland, to learn more about the group’s work by Pauline Le Rolland Source: Muftah, Apr 17, 2013 Can […]

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contributing to the transfer and implementation of good practices to facilitate the take up of solar energy Source: ENPI CBCMED, Notwithstanding the shared political commitment and a common recognition of the huge solar potential of the Mediterranean region, some obstacles to solar energy deployment and diffusion still persist. With a view to achieving tangible results […]

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12-06-2013. Source: EU Neighbourhood Info Centre An EU-funded Twinning project, aiming to advance the establishment in Israel of a system of integrated environmental licensing for industry, was officially launched yesterday in Jaffa Port. A new Israeli law, to be based on the European Union directive on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) would streamline existing […]

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Recycling in Jerusalem: right or privilege? by Tanhum Yoreh & Ron Horne in: Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13549839.2013.788486#.UbzA–sUuwY DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.788486 Abstract: This study analyses disparities in the provision of environmental services in Jerusalem, specifically through the distribution of recycling bins. The allocation of recycling bins in Jerusalem is uneven. Some […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/03/2013 According to Oslo II Accords, both sides must agree on water infrastructure projects. About 13 percent of wastewater generated by the settlements of Judea and Samaria flow in the form of raw sewage directly into the ground or into insecure outdoor cesspits, a new state-commissioned report has revealed. This percentage, however, […]

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Though the fire has already burned thousands of dunams and has yet to be controlled, the blaze has not endangered the nearby communities of Gshur, Givat Yoav or Bnei Yehuda. By Eli Ashkenazi and Nir Hasson | Jun.02, 2013 Arson is suspected in a spate of fires that broke out Saturday on the western slopes […]

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Israel Corporation decides to pull plug on electric car venture after failing to raise capital required for business’ operation. Following decision, Better Place set for closure, hundreds of employees will be laid off. ‘This is a difficult day for all of us,’ says CEO Shahar Haselkorn 05.26.13 Israel Corporation will not invest additional funds in […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/05/2013 Integrating green growth strategies into their economic policies will be critical to developing countries going forward as they work to secure a more prosperous and comfortable quality of life for their citizens, a new OECD report has determined. The report, called “Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development,” was released […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/02/2013 Planners determine that large parking lot planned for heart of nature reserve would be moved eastward. Tel Aviv resident activists who have been struggling against the construction of a future resort complex in Tel Baruch achieved a small victory on Thursday when planners determined that a large parking lot planned for […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2013 Peretz: Yellow and red cards given to companies “that committed environmental crimes against the public.” The Azrieli Group, Dor Alon and the Delek Group were the three most flagrant violators of environmental compliance orders in the Environmental Protection Ministry’s second annual “Ranking of Environmental Compliance for Public Companies,” released on Monday. […]

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Israel-based world leader in drip irrigation technology to be receive prestigious award in Swedish capital for its contribution to sustainable water management Navit Zommer Published: 06.04.13 Israel-based Netafim, a world leader in drip irrigation technology, has won the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award. The company, owned by British investment fund Permira, will receive the prestigious […]

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Nova Lumos combines solar energy, mobile payments and microfinance to bring electricity to far-flung places. By Inbal Orpaz | Jun.04, 2013 Roughly a fifth of the world’s population – around 1.5 billion people, mostly in Africa and Asia – has no access to electricity and uses candles or kerosene lanterns to light their homes. These […]

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Israeli technology that relies on the sun to distil water for drinking and agriculture targets populations in developing countries. By Reuters | Jun.04, 2013 An Israeli company is hoping its solar-powered water distiller will help solve two of the world’s most pressing problems – water scarcity and water pollution. A prototype in the desert near […]

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HAARETZ Infested city palm trees at risk of falling, thus posing danger to pedestrians; Israel’s agriculture minister calls for public awareness. By Zafrir Rinat | May.22, 2013 Date palms in cities throughout Israel have fallen prey to a beetle that eats away at the tree trunk and could cause them to fall over this summer, […]

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