IDF confiscates water containers from Palestinians and Bedouins in Jordan Valley. By Gideon Levy | 01:22 08.07.12 Avi is an inspection coordinator for the “Civil Administration” – the occupation regime, to speak without euphemisms. Presumably Avi likes his job. Maybe he’s even proud of it. He doesn’t bother mentioning his last name in the forms […]
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Water torture – Haaretz
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Authority: Jericho solar power plant to start production – Ma’an
JERICHO (Ma’an) — Jericho’s solar power station will be connected to the Palestinian Jerusalem Electricity Company for a week’s pilot testing, the head of the energy authority said Saturday. Omar Katana said the plant will provide Palestine 300 kilowatts of energy per day to power the city of Jericho through the electricity company. The first […]
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High doses of suspected carcinogen found in Rehovot groundwater – Haaretz
Substance discovered by Water Authority during a series of routine groundwater examinations. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul.09, 2012 The Water Authority has found a high concentration of a suspected carcinogen on the grounds of the El-Op electronics factory in northern Rehovot’s Science Park. The substance was discovered during a series of routine groundwater examinations that […]
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Environmentalists to march to save beaches tomorrow – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 07/09/2012 02:42 “Emergency March to Save the Beaches” to protest of the destruction of the nation’s coasts. Several hundred activists will embark on a “Emergency March to Save the Beaches” on Tuesday evening, in protest of the destruction of the nation’s coasts. The demonstration, which will begin at Tel Aviv City Hall […]
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Court kicks Israel Union for Environmental Defense out of Netanya beach-party suit -Haaretz
Green watchdog to appeal decision on whether it can join suit that was filed to allow private events, including weddings, on the beach. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul.06, 2012 There is no public interest in a suit against holding private parties on a Netanya-area beach, and therefore, the Israel Union for Environmental Defense (Adam Teva […]
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High-tech and banquets creep into Israel’s last surviving dunes – Haaretz
The horizon between Ashdod and Ashkelon is set to shrink because of plans to build a high-tech industrial zone. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul.06, 2012 Only one coastal area remains in the country where you can see golden sands spread out to the horizon: the dunes between Ashdod and Ashkelon. Now that horizon is set […]
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Building up Israel’s beaches, at the expense of the Israeli public – Haaretz
Property developers refuse to back down in their drive to develop the beaches, and are chipping away at the protections created by planning officials. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul.04, 2012 Environmental groups in recent years felt they’d made headway in their perennial drive to protect Israel’s beaches from development. The number of development plans was […]
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Nabi Saleh protesters reach confiscated spring – Ma’an
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A weekly Nabi Saleh protest achieved what activists called Friday a historic victory as they reached confiscated lands despite the presence of Israeli forces. The demonstrators were able to reach a spring that was confiscated for the use of settlers, two of whom were bathing in it when a group of protesters […]
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Landau: Israel’s water crisis almost over – YNET
Water and Energy minister says Israel will overcome its water shortage over next decade; says ‘by end of decade the water we’ll all drink will be desalinated’ Ran Rimon Published: 06.28.12 Water and Energy Minister Uzi Landau said Tuesday that the State of Israel will get through its water crisis in the upclong decade. Speaking […]
Israel, Canada ink energy research deal -YNET
Jerusalem, Ottawa add another tier to bilateral trade, scientific collaboration with agreement to develop renewable energy research projects News agencies Published: 07.01.12 CCanada and Israel signed a new energy cooperation agreement, Ynet has learned. The deal was inked during Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver’s visit to Israel last week. The agreement will allow Jerusalem […]
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Renewable energy advocate wins CleanTech award – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 07/02/2012 00:47 Eitan Parness to receive Israel’s cleantech’s “man of the year” award for efforts in advancing industry. Renewable energy guru Eitan Parness will receive the “man of the year” award for his efforts in advancing Israel’s cleantech industry, at the annual CleanTech Exhibition in Tel Aviv later this week. Parness, founder […]
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Areas outside capital see up to 12 hours of power cuts – Daily Star
June 30, 2012 01:32 AM The Daily Star BEIRUT: The average rate of power cuts outside the capital stood at over 12 hours a day in June, according to the Energy Ministry. In a statement issued Friday, the ministry said that while Beirut residents experienced an average of three hours a day of power cuts, […]
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Moshav fears reprecussions of 8-hour power outage – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 07/02/2012 01:38 Once every few months, IEC has been cutting electricity it supplies to Yesud Hama’ala to fix electrical system problems. Residents of Yesud Hama’ala, a moshav north of Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee), fear the repercussions of an eight-hour, community-wide cessation of power scheduled to occur on Monday during peak […]
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Some Amman taps run dry after treatment plant suspends pumping – Jordan Times
by Hana Namrouqa | Jun 28, 2012 AMMAN — The capital’s water distribution system is back on track following supply disruptions and no further cuts are expected, a Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) official said on Thursday. Several households in Amman’s southern and western areas missed their turn under the water distribution programme when the Zara-Maeen […]
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Swarms of jellyfish threaten Israel’s summer swimming season – Haaretz
According to reports by the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute, blooms of jellyfish were sighted one kilometer off the beach of Hadera on Sunday. By Zafrir Rinat | Jul.01, 2012 The seasonal swarm of jellyfish which arrived on Israeli beaches over the last weekend, made their way to the north of the country. According […]
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Endangered bird rediscovered in Israel -YNET
New nests of rare Nightjar discovered outside of known habitat after 20 years as bird struggles habitat shrinking Erez Erlichman Published: 06.30.12, Some 20 years have passed since the Nubian Nightjar, a rare desert bird, was spotted in nature. Last time, Nightjar nests were spotted in the Arava region and for many years researchers assumed […]
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Teens rescue endangered plant – YNET
Israeli high-school students able to generate thousands of Rumex seeds as part of class project, effectively saving it from extinction Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad A rare Israeli plant got a new lease on life recently, courtesy of a high-school science project. According to a Yedioth Ahronoth report, students at the Environmental Leadership class at Ha’kfar Hayarok High […]
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PA says in talks with Israel over water shortages – Ma’an
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The head of the Palestinian water authority said Wednesday that discussions with the Israeli side were ongoing to increase quantities of drinking water without raising prices. Israel seeks to increase the price of one cubic liter of water from 2.60 shekels to 3.70 shekels, which will cost the Palestinian treasury around 700 […]
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Uprooting olive trees: Nature or politics? – Haaretz
Palestinian farmers say discrimination, not a concern for the land, are at the root of an order to uproot olive trees in a northern nature reserve. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun.28, 2012 One of the most complex challenges facing the Israel Nature and Parks Authority is finding the balance between protecting the nature in its […]
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Israel to invest NIS 355m to improve sewers in Arab towns – Haaretz
Energy and Water Resources Minister Uzi Landau announced the allocation, but not before an environmental group warns that without regular budgets the systems will collapse again. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun.28, 2012 After years of neglect that has frequently led to the collapse of the sewerage infrastructure in Arab towns and the pollution of local […]
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