by SHARON UDASIN 02/27/2013 BGU prof. Alon Tal leads group of scholars testing the area’s water supply for endocrine-disrupting chemicals. A group of Israeli and Palestinian environmental scholars have started on a joint effort to test the area’s water supply for potentially health-altering endocrine-disrupting chemicals. At their head is Prof. Alon Tal of Ben-Gurion University’s […]

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Khawaldeh calls for cooperation among public and private sectors in both countries by Mohammad Ghazal | Feb 27, 2013 AMMAN — Jordan and Iraq on Wednesday officially announced plans for building an $18 billion pipeline to export crude oil from Basra to Jordan’s port city of Aqaba. An agreement is expected to be reached soon […]

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BEIRUT: A Turkish power barge, which arrived in Lebanon almost two weeks ago, has finally set anchor at the Zouk power plant, where it is scheduled to start producing electricity by mid-March to reduce the ongoing blackouts across the country. One of two barges Lebanon has leased in a $360 million deal with Turkish firm […]

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National program meant to promote local cleantech initiatives worldwide launches new marketing apps Ram Hadar Published: 02.26.13, 06:55 / Israel Environment The Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry’s national cleantech promotion program has launched a new initiative meant to promote cleantech initiatives worldwide. The new tool in the ministry’s kit is an app that showcases the […]

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BEIRUT: Lebanon joined one of the most important international conventions on endangered species Thursday, becoming the 178th country to do so. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will enter into force on May 26. It has been active since 1975 and regulates trade in both CITES-listed endangered […]

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Local fishermen describe two-day bonanza as “a godsend;” fish weighing up to 700 kilos hauled off to market. By Reuters | Feb.28, 2013 Gaza fishermen have caught more than 200 Devil Rays over the past two days, a rare haul that was proudly displayed on the beach before being carried off to market on donkey […]

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Capital’s infrastructure ready to receive water from southern aquifer by Hana Namrouqa | Feb 28, 2013 AMMAN — The capital’s infrastructure is ready to receive water from the Disi Water Conveyance Project, 93 per cent of which has been completed, according to a government official. Thirty-three out of a total of 55 wells for pumping […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/24/2013 The ongoing planning is pressing forward without regard for ecological concerns, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel stressed. Representatives from the country’s environmental organizations and from Sharon region communities will formally voice their protests on Wednesday against a mammoth housing project slated to be built on the former […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/26/2013 Environmental organizations file appeal to national council protesting approval of an industrial zone in the heart of the Ashdod sand dunes. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) and the Public Forum for the Environment in Ashdod jointly filed an appeal on Tuesday to the National Council for […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/21/2013 Expert says solutions should include increased water recycling and reuse as well as more effective pricing mechanisms. The global water debacle is just as much a water management crisis as it is a naturally occurring issue, experts in the field agreed on Wednesday. Water professionals had gathered to discuss the reasons […]

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In largely clearing environmental activist Daniel Morgenstern of defamation charges related to his public criticism of an Israeli recycling company, the district court made a statement against corporate intimidation. In a partial victory for environmentalists and free-speech advocates, the Jerusalem District Court largely overturned a lower court ruling that environmental activist Daniel Morgenstern defamed the […]

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By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES Saudi Arabia is pursuing a renewable energy program, with the aim of cutting down on the oil it burns in power stations, a published roadmap of the kingdom’s plans stated this week. The roadmap highlights plans to install 23.9 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power capacity by 2020 and 54.1 GW […]

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by Omar Obeidat | Feb 24, 2013 AMMAN – Jordan and Iraq are expected to sign commercial and legal agreements this month to build a double pipeline to supply the Kingdom with crude oil and natural gas, a well informed Iraqi business leader said Sunday. Iraqi Business Council (IBC) President Majid Saadi indicated that a […]

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By GLOBES, JPOST.COM STAFF 02/22/2013 09:40 First license to drill for oil awarded to New Jersey-based company, covering half the area of the Golan. Israel awarded the first license to drill for oil on the Golan Heights, local media reported Thursday. A New Jersey-based company was awarded the license, covering half the area of the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/21/2013 American oilman Harold Hamm tells ‘Post’ that Israel can achieve “energy renaissance” as US has. Just as the United States has been able to make its way out of an energy crisis and into “energy renaissance,” so too can Israel – as both countries move toward achieving energy security, one of […]

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After limiting new investments in Australia, electric car venture freezes plans and fires dozens in US Udi Etsion Published: 02.22.13 The Better Place electric car venture is firing dozens of employees in the United States and freezing plans to build two battery-switching stations in the San Francisco area for electric cabs as was done in […]

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Expansion plans for Haifa Port approved as greens call for further research Plans for dramatic expansion of Haifa Port move forward amid concerns over environmental impact. By Zafrir Rinat | Feb.24, 2013 Two national planning bodies have recently approved an expansion plan for Haifa Port that will dramatically change the look of the city and […]

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Within a few years, the fields around an environmental youth village to the north of Tel Aviv will be turned into residential projects. Ecologist Roni Shushan is clinging to the last bits of untouched land. By Moshe Gilad | Feb.25, 2013 The enthusiasm of Roni Shushan, chief ecologist of Hakfar Hayarok, is contagious. We are […]

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BEIRUT: The proposed plan for the comprehensive treatment of pollution that has hit the upper Litani basin requires financial support from the government and international donors, ministers said during a seminar organized by the United Nations Development Program Thursday. The seminar discussed the adoption of a plan that would utilize the best methods to combat […]

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Batir village residents reject state suggestion to build chain-link fence instead of wall on ancient terraces. By Zafrir Rinat | Feb.17, 2013 Palestinian residents in the West Bank village of Batir have rejected a compromise proposed by Israel’s defense establishment on the construction of a particularly controversial section of the separation barrier that crosses over […]

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