Tag: Environmental damage

Lebanon Carpet Fire Causing More Atmospheric Pollution

Black plumes go airborne from burning Byblos Carpet Factory fire in Lebanon. Lebanon has had more than its share of...

Turks Alarmed Over Nickel Heap Leach Dumps

Heap leaching or dump leaching extracts nickel using a very toxic process. Turkish environmental groups are calling for increased awareness...

Full Frontal Exposure: World Reacts to Naked Israelis (photos)

"Let the world see the openness of Israel," wrote one participant. Fortunately, mostly positive press dominates the Naked Sea...

‘The Dome’ Mosque In Gaza Strip Is Under Repair

The Dome of Khan Younis: As Palestine puts a bid in for statehood later this month, local Palestinians volunteer to repairing mosque damage.

Despite Toxins in Soil, Construction Approved for Former Jerusalem Munitions Factory Site

Beit Hakerem, an upscale "green" Jerusalem Neighborhood may not be so green underground due to solvents contamination. Israel's soil and...

Mohamed Kassas: Egypt’s Prophet Of Desertification

Professor Mohammed Kassas in his office at Cairo University, photographed by Louise Sarant If Hassan Fathy is the Middle East's father...

Hydropower Could Meet More Of Turkey’s Energy Demand — But At What Cost?

A planned dam in southeastern Turkey would submerge Hasankeyf's 10,000-year-old cultural relics and displace 50,000 people from the region....

Fighting ‘Ecocide’: Interview With Environmental Lawyer Polly Higgins

Arwa speaks to environmental lawyer Polly Higgins about 'Ecocide', corporate eco-destruction, water scarcity and why we shouldn't give up...

“Lease Mobiles” Take Over Israel’s Crowded Roads

How much recyclable material will this new Mazda have when it goes to the shredder in 2030? Lat year 2010...

Will Israel’s Undersea Gas Pipeline Idea Increase the Mediterranean’s Already Polluted State?

Natural gas fields off Israel's coast. A submerged gas pipeline to Greece will be even more ecologically problematic. Israel...