The state must immediately set limits on Israel Chemicals’ mining of the Dead Sea and charge it royalties in keeping with the profits it makes and the damage it does to the sea, and to us. By Merav Michaeli The Finance Ministry is considering a compromise with Israel Chemicals. This company mines Israel’s natural mineral […]

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By Khetam Malkawi AMMAN – More than 300 chemists will convene at the Dead Sea on Wednesday to discuss contemporary issues in their field and to provide young scientists with the opportunity to meet top chemists from around world. The 11th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences (EuAsC2S-11) is being held in an Arab country for […]

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Despite claims of gas reserves ‘theft’, maps drawn up by Lebanon, Cyprus show Israel relinquished large area in sea Amir Ben David Published: 10.07.10, 13:42 While Lebanon claims Israel “stole” some of its natural gas reserves and “invaded” its territorial waters, it appears the Israeli border drawn up in Lebanese maps is further to the […]

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Thursday, October 07, 2010 SIDON: A large number of dead jellyfish, as well as the emergence of new marine life, have been recently spotted in Lebanon’s ocean with climate change thought to be a possible cause behind the rare events. The rare occurrences were observed off the south’s coastal city of Sidon, where jellyfish vanished […]

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As we look ahead to another year of activity, it’s important to remember that what we don’t use can sometimes be more important than what we do. As we leave the introspective holiday period, we begin a new year, a new cycle. The Torah begins anew with Genesis, which is read this Shabbat. It is […]

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Friday, October 01, 2010 Foreign policy, at its heart, is about ensuring the security and prosperity of our citizens. We cannot do this unless we develop an effective strategy for dealing with climate change. Climate security is inseparably connected to energy security, food security and water security. That is why William Hague, the British Foreign […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal AMMAN – A new initiative to raise awareness among university students on the need to preserve the environment and limit the use of water and energy will be implemented before the end of the year, the EDAMA Association announced Thursday. The initiative, dubbed “EDAMA University”, will be implemented in several universities and […]

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A rare look at nature in Israel. By Ariel Hirschfeld Everything possible was done to ensure that “Land of Genesis” – the most important and fascinating Israeli nature film ever made – would turn out to be perfectly ordinary and banal. Yet the film, directed and photographed by Moshe Alpert, is far from that. For […]

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The Greater Amman Municipality set morning hours for residents to get their trash out to the containers in their neighbourhoods. That is an orderly way of doing things, seeing that garbage collectors, who work hard at all hours of day and night, also need some rest from a taxing job. GAM says it is launching […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Winners of a competition for designing water- and energy-efficient housing units were honoured on Wednesday, amidst calls for incorporating protection of the Kingdom’s scarce resources in building codes. Mahmoud Saymeh and his wife Lama Abu Hassan took home first prize for designing an apartment building that enhances residents’ quality of […]

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By Susan Lawrence Helke AMMAN – The Aqaba Marine Park (AMP) and the Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS) carried out numerous activities in Aqaba over the past week as part of the global “Clean up the World” campaign. Observed every year in Aqaba, the activities help clean up the environment while also serving […]

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Landmark strategy looks to preserve unique ecology of Mediterranean Basin By Simona Sikimic Saturday, October 02, 2010 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s mountains, deemed to be under serious threat from climate change and urbanization, have been listed as among the top conservation priorities of the first-ever comprehensive plan to preserve the unique ecology of the Mediterranean Basin. The […]

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NGO says more must be done to protect wildlife By Patrick Galey Monday, October 04, 2010 Listen to the Article – Powered by BEIRUT: A leading animal rights groups gathered activists from across the country on Sunday to plant 1,000 trees as part of Lebanon’s celebrations of World Animals Day (WAD). Animals Lebanon coordinated the […]

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Volume 15, No.151, October 2010 CONTENTS 4 The road to Cancun (editorial by Najib Saab) 16 Poisons in your cosmetics (cover story) 24 Parting the waters conflicts on Jordan River 28 Sand storms in the Arabian Peninsula ROPME Report 32 Sports for life activities of Qatar’s Olympic committee 34 Impact of global warming on water […]

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September 9, 2010 Amman, Tel Aviv, Bethlehem The European Parliament passed an historic resolution on September 9th, bringing attention to the critical state of the Lower Jordan River and calling upon the governments of Israel, Jordan and Palestine to work together to rehabilitate the Jordan River. Initiated by leaders of the Group of Socialists and […]

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By Rand Dalgamouni AMMAN – Islamic scholars on Wednesday concluded that spiritual corruption is one of the main reasons behind the environmental problems now facing humans. At the conclusion of the 15th General Conference of the Royal Al al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought titled “Environment in Islam” yesterday, participants adopted the Islamic Declaration on […]

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By Thameen Kheetan AMMAN – Jordanian organisers of a cycling tour for environmental awareness that includes Israeli and Palestinian participants on Wednesday said they would consider cancelling the event if anti-normalisation activists continue to condemn the initiative. “It is possible, if the criticism continues, that we will cancel the event because we don’t need trouble,” […]

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Cross border Bicyling for 350.org 2010-10-08 Friends of the Earth Middle East is organizing a unique cross-border cycling event to call attention to the threatening impacts of climate change on the Lower Jordan River and the Dead Sea. The event is part of the Global Work Party 10/10/10, organized by 350.org. To achieve the objectives […]

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Production moves across separation fence, leaving Israelis coughing. By Chaim Levinson Smoke from the Palestinian charcoal industry in the northern West Bank, which has moved west of the separation fence in recent years, has become a pollution problem in Jewish communities west of the Green Line. But there may be a ray of light through […]

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By Rand Dalgamouni AMMAN – Environmental thinking leads to political maturity, according to Minister of Environment Hazem Malhas. During a seminar on environmental challenges in Jordan held by Al Rai Centre for Research on Saturday, he urged Jordanians to vote for parliamentary candidates who take the environment into consideration in their political agenda. Malhas presented […]

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