March 06, 2013 By Mohammed Zaatari SIDON, Lebanon: A giant sea turtle was found dead on the shores of Sidon Tuesday, with experts blaming harmful and illegal fishing practices as the root cause. Ecological experts estimated the age of the dead reptile exceeded 25 years and noted that the cause of death was related to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/28/2013 Residents unconvinced by developers assurances that operations will pose no risk to surrounding population. A rectangular slab of green grass sandwiched between the Ben & Jerry’s and Tnuva factories has become the object of ever-increasing tension between those aiming to build a natural gas plant there and residents resolute to stop […]

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25-02-2013 More than a hundred experts from twenty Euro-Mediterranean countries, constituting the Joint Committee of National Experts for the Mediterranean Solar Plan (MSP), met from 13 to 21 February at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, to discuss the Draft of the Master Plan, which plans the deployment of an additional 20 GigaWatt […]

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28-02-2013 A study aimed to help battle pollution of the Mediterranean Sea has been launched by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Secretariat. The results and findings of the study will contribute to the comprehensive assessment of the current situation of depollution in the Mediterranean. The study, entitled “Update priority investment portfolio for protecting the […]

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By David Krantz, Green Zionist Alliance NEW YORK (Feb. 8, 2013) Source: http://www.greenzionism.org/greenisrael/antifracking/310 Moses took a wrong turn leading the Israelites out of Egypt, the old joke goes, and instead the Jewish people ended up in the rare spot in the Middle East without oil. As Arthur Herman noted recently in the New York Post, […]

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Fracking to upend oil game By ARTHUR HERMAN, January 27, 2013 New York Post Imagine a future meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, where the agenda is set not by Iran or Saudi Arabia, but by the United States. Oh, and the meeting takes place in Tel Aviv — because the other big […]

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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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