By JPOST.COM STAFF 06/05/2012 17:09 Three activists climb Microsoft wall in Herzliya to press for using cleaner energy; company says it’s already going green. Three Greenpeace activists on Tuesday climbed the 20 meter glass wall outside of the Microsoft building in Herzliya. Activists climbed and then cleaned the huge glass wall of the Microsoft building, […]

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June 04, 2012 01:32 AM (Last updated: June 04, 2012 03:43 PM) By Paula Jahn BEIRUT: Canada without the maple leaf. The United States without the bald eagle. More than mere symbols, they are so much a part of those nations’ identity that their extinction would be considered a national catastrophe. But that could be […]

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Plans are afoot to divert water from Nahal Sorek and other streams. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun.05, 2012 Nahal Sorek lies at the heart of one of the largest and most important nature reserves in the center of the country. For most of its known existence, it was a disappointing stream that revived only after […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2012 06:04 80% of Israel’s coast exposed directly or indirectly to damages from vehicles, according to INPA data. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Or Yarok Association for Safer Driving in Israel have launched a campaign to end the phenomenon of driving on beaches, an activity that is illegal within […]

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by JT | Jun 05,2012 | 23:51 AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) is drawing up management plans for the newly created Qatar and Ghor Fifa protected areas, RSCN Director General Yehya Khaled said on Monday. The two reserves in Wadi Araba joined Jordan’s network in July last year to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2012 23:20 Benzene, methanol mixture sparks hopes of bringing down gas prices, providing environmentally friendly alternative. A new experiment that will combine methanol and regular petroleum gasoline has sparked hopes of reducing gas prices by 50 agorot per liter, as well as providing a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional gasoline. The […]

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Volume 17, No.171, June 2012 CONTENTS 4 Rio environmental carnival (editorial by Najib Saab) 8 Ten sectors to green the global economy corporate and personal tips 20 Green economy in Rio+20 (cover story) 30 Arab ecological footprint atlas AFED report 2012 32 District S, a green neighborhood in downtown Beirut 40 Feynan ecological lodge in […]

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For several years, three navy commandos have been battling to be recognized as disabled veterans after they came down with Parkinson’s disease. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun.06, 2012 The Defense Ministry has accepted three navy commandos’ claim of having taken ill in the line of duty after they developed Parkinson’s disease in the wake of […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2012 05:37 Eilat’s southern shores have already reached their capacity for project development, Dr. Jacob Dafni argues. Building a new hotel and commercial center complex along Eilat’s Almog Beach would cause irreversible harm to the area’s coral reefs, an expert marine biologist in the region said. “The Eilat coral reef is a […]

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June 06, 2012 01:18 AM By Stephen Dockery BEIRUT: Activists, government officials and business leaders drew attention to threatening local and global environmental problems caused by urban development Tuesday on World Environment Day, which saw the start of conferences on sustainability and green businesses. Several days of exhibitions and conferences kicked off at the BIEL […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Jun 05,2012 | 23:10 AMMAN — Poorly designed policies and a lack of master planning are contributing to environmental pollution and waste of natural resources, incurring costs to the economy as well, an environment expert said on Tuesday. Speaking at the 6th Jordanian Environment Conference, Bahjat Odwan, president of the Jordanian […]

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RAMALLAH, June 4, 2012 (WAFA) – Around 66% of households in the Palestinian Territory had solar energy heaters in July of 2011 compared to 66.7% in July 2010, Monday said a press release by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on the eve of World Environment Day (WED) on June 5th. The theme of […]

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June 1, 2012. Source: EU info centre The Support to Reform and Environmental Governance (StREG) programme, funded by the European Union with an €8 million grant, was launched on 31 May in Lebanon. This programme aims at improving environmental governance, and more specifically at creating an effective capacity at the Ministry of Environment in order […]

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June 01, 2012 By Ahmad Khatib AMMAN: Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled from carnage and violence at home to neighboring Jordan are draining the desert kingdom’s meager water resources, officials and experts say. It is a new challenge for Jordan, one of the world’s 10 driest countries, where desert covers 92 […]

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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, June 03 – 2012 Source: AMEinfo.com The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s largest beverage giant, launched the ‘Every Drop Matters’ programme across the UAE in cooperation with the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) and the UNDP. The ‘Every Drop Matters’ programme helps increase understanding of water conservation issues in the UAE supported by […]

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ScienceDaily (May 25, 2012) — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have created a human-made oasis in the desert with the successful application of a solar-powered desalination system that provides water for irrigation in arid regions. The project was made possible with support from American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU). The solar-powered […]

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04-06-2012 The European Commission has published a service procurement notice for urban environmental development planning and energy-efficiency consultancy services under a project titled “Cleaner energy-saving Mediterranean cities” with a budget of €4.6 million. The publication reference is EuropeAid/132630/C/SER/Multi. The purpose of this technical assistance project to be implemented under a service contract is to encourage and […]

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Israelis and Palestinians make very different movies about water Nine jointly made films show the eyes of beholders can see very different things. By Nirit Anderman | Jun.03, 2012 After 30 years in America, Kareem Hamid went back to his roots. He and his wife returned to the small, luscious green meadow fed by a […]

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May 31, 2012 01:16 AM The Daily Star ATHENS: A leading energy consultant called on Middle East countries and the European Union to increase investments in green energy and alternative energy. Roudi Baroudi, who was one of the key speakers at the 2012 Mediterranean Oil and Gas Conference in Athens, told participants that the time […]

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by JT | Jun 03,2012 | 23:02 AMMAN — The government has started applying a set of energy-saving measures to address inflation in the energy bill which stood at JD4 billion last year, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Revenues originated by these measures will constitute 26 per cent of the Kingdom’s energy bill which […]

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