By SHARON UDASIN 05/31/2011 18:37 Contamination shuts Gordon Beach just three weeks after receiving top marks in Environment Protection Ministry’s quality rankings. Talkbacks (1) Gordon Beach and Charles Clore Beach in Tel Aviv have been closed until further notice due to sewage contamination, the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday. The ministry also informed the Tel […]

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Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to a major peer-reviewed scientific handbook that was written by 164 authors from 48 countries and edited by eight experts from seven countries: – Hans Günter Brauch, Úrsula Oswald Spring, Czeslaw Mesjasz, John Grin, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Béchir Chourou, Pal Dunay, Jörn Birkmann (Eds.): Coping with Global […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The first Arabic language training manual on gender and climate change was released on Monday with the aim of mainstreaming gender considerations in climate change mitigation and adaptations efforts in Jordan. The Arabic version, which was issued by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), clarifies the linkage […]

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FoEME held a ‘Mass Float’ event at the Dead Sea on May 21st together with the organization “Save the Sea” comprised of people who suffer from illnesses such as psoriasis and rely on the unique therapeutic qualities of the Dead Sea to assist in the treatment and relief of these health conditions. Hundreds of people […]

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Report — Al Mezan Center for Human Rights On Thursday 26 May 2011, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights organized a workshop on “Filtered Water in Gaza Strip: Reality and Horizons”. The workshop was held at Al Mezan’s main office in Gaza City. The workshop is a response to deteriorating water quality in the Gaza […]

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By Mohammad Zaatari The Daily Star MARJAYOUN, Lebanon: A meeting was held over the weekend to announce the first steps in implementing a long-awaited hydro-agricultural project that will bring water from the Bekaa to farmers in south Lebanon. The “Hydro Agricultural Development Project of Marjayoun” is a pilot project on the Canal 800, which is […]

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Financing secured for $400 million desalination plant in central Israel, slated for completion in 2013 Ynetnews and Shalom Life Published: 05.29.11, 07:30 / Israel Activism Share on TwitterShare on Facebook share The answer to Israel’s age-old problem of a lack of water appears one step closer to being solved with the announcement that financing has […]

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By ASHER MEIR 05/26/2011 22:08 “Guilty until proven innocent” billing by utilities does a disservice to local consumers. Talkbacks (1) In recent weeks, the Israeli investigative TV program Kolbotek has been airing a series on the method used by the water companies to charge customers. The story begins with faulty water meters: • One resident […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/29/2011 18:44 700,000 tons of contaminated sludge to be treated; Park planned near Haifa. Talkbacks (2) The Interior Ministry approved a plan to drain 500,000 tons of contaminated sediment from the Kishon River and then rehabilitate the entire polluted area by creating a vibrant park. The decision was taken at a meeting […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/31/2011 02:42 Curapipe will be launch its new pipe sealant technology in a pilot program this summer; system stops leaks internally through a fire hydrant. Talkbacks (1) In attempt to reduce the 32 billion cubic meters of urban water lost globally to pipe leakage each year, Israeli startup company Curapipe will be […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Wastewater treatment systems applied in Jordan for the irrigation of crops are the safest in the world, an international expert in treated wastewater reuse said on Sunday. Jordan applies one of the safest wastewater treatment schemes, the expert said. He made the remarks following field visits to Khirbet Al Samra […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/26/2011 04:43 Bins feature sculpted blossoming tree branches on front of cage; new design comes after complaints that bins were dirty, “didn’t look good.” Talkbacks (2) This week the nation’s streets have begun to grow some new trees – in the wiry metal shape of brand new recycling bins, the Beverage Containers […]

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At a time when financial pundits say that the country has exhausted all avenues to deal with the huge budget deficit and the runaway debt bill, some are opting to go back to basics, attempting to alleviate the financial crisis, at least in part. There is near consensus among citizens, both officials and private, that […]

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By Rand Dalgamouni AMMAN – A group of mothers is working to encourage Jordanians to adopt “a green way of life”. With their society GoGreenJordan officially launched late last year, the 16 members are approaching families, schools, companies and officials to adopt more environment-friendly methods in their work, home and life. “We are just a […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Environmentalists and activists will go on a solidarity trip next month to Bergesh Forest, the site selected for the construction of a military academy. The activists are calling for the relocation of the academy, the construction of which could entail uprooting hundreds of centennial trees in one of Jordan’s few […]

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By Simona Sikimic The Daily Star BATROUN, Lebanon: Living by the sea his entire life with the sound of the Mediterranean lapping against his house every day, Georges “Junior” Daou has always been more attuned to nature than the average Lebanese youth. It was only a few months ago, however, that the 24-year-old recent university […]

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Better Place says base price for its flagship Renault Fluence Z.E. electric car will be $34,670 Associated Press Published: 05.20.11, 08:36 / Israel Business Share on TwitterShare on Facebook share Electric car company Better Place has unveiled the pricing of its subscription packages ahead of the rollout of the world’s first nationwide battery-charging grid. World’s […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/19/2011 17:41 Swedish bus to run to Herzliya for the next couple weeks; engine saves about 30% in fuel consumption, 50% in air pollution. Talkbacks (3) The Metropoline Transit Company began using a hybrid Volvo bus this week in Kfar Saba, which will run along the city’s popular No. 29 line to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/22/2011 23:15 Leading energy firms advocate the future export of both liquefied natural gas from the Leviathan basin, oil shale from the central Israel Shefela rock basin. Leading energy firms advocated the future export of both liquefied natural gas from the enormous Mediterranean Sea Leviathan basin, as well as oil shale from […]

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By Yoram Gabison Solar energy company Sunflower Sustainable Investments and Shikun & Binui are feeling the European debt crisis, after the Spanish government backed out of sweetheart terms for solar power. Sunflower will write down NIS 16 million of its investment in the Olmeda photovoltaic power project in Spain. Shikun & Binui and Sunflower each […]

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