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Environmental activists have accused the Egyptian government of attempting to cover up the extent of an oil spill off the Red Sea coast which has already left sea birds and turtles covered in oil.]]> 2010-06-22 06:45:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Environmental-activists-accuse-Egypt-of-covering-up-extent-of-oil-spill_963.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Study-warns-60-million-people-will-suffer-food-shortages-in-the-coming-decades_914.html
As glaciers melt and water sources for crops dry up, a study estimates that nearly 60 million people living around the Himalayas will suffer food shortages in the coming decades.]]> 2010-06-11 05:31:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Study-warns-60-million-people-will-suffer-food-shortages-in-the-coming-decades_914.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-inaugurates-desalination-plant_799.html
A large desalination plant was inaugurated, one of five planned facilities Israel intends to construct with the aim of supplying two thirds of the country’s drinking water in a region plagued by droughts and inadequate rainfall.]]> 2010-05-17 09:31:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-inaugurates-desalination-plant_799.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Scientists-warn-the-Jordan-River-is-in-danger-of-drying-up-by-next-year_733.html
The Jordan River once a gushing river is in danger of drying up by next year a report says. The site attracts thousands of Christian pilgrims each year who throng to the baptismal sites located in Israel and Jordan to immerse in the water.]]> 2010-05-04 07:41:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Scientists-warn-the-Jordan-River-is-in-danger-of-drying-up-by-next-year_733.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Criticism-mounting-at-U-S-government-oil-company-s-dealing-of-massive-Gulf-Strea_717.html
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the Gulf Stream coast to assess the massive oil slick spewing from a ruptured well that threatens to create a nightmare scenario for the Gulf Stream, and has drawn harsh criticism over the way the government and the BP PLC oil company has dealt with the issue.]]> 2010-05-02 05:48:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Criticism-mounting-at-U-S-government-oil-company-s-dealing-of-massive-Gulf-Strea_717.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Some-European-airlines-resume-flights-amid-fears-of-second-volcano-erupting_667.html
Some European flights took to the skies Tuesday for the first time in days, however a number of airports remained shut.  Scientists warned the travel chaos may be far from over raising fears that another volcano in Iceland could erupt.]]> 2010-04-20 16:54:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Some-European-airlines-resume-flights-amid-fears-of-second-volcano-erupting_667.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Tens-of-thousands-remain-stranded-as-volcanic-ash-clouds-spreads-across-Europe_658.html
The volcanic ash clouds that have covered Europe brought chaos to aviation bringing air traffic to a standstill and leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers across Europe stranded. Officials warned the situation could continue for a number of days. Meanwhile concern is growing that a second volcano in Iceland is showing signs of erupting.]]> 2010-04-18 10:28:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Tens-of-thousands-remain-stranded-as-volcanic-ash-clouds-spreads-across-Europe_658.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Thousands-of-flights-cancelled-as-ash-clouds-from-Iceland-s-volcano-sweep-throug_645.html
Scores of airlines across Britain, Ireland and Europe were forced to cancel flights as massive ash clouds from Iceland’s spewing volcano covered the area, halting air traffic.]]> 2010-04-15 15:47:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Thousands-of-flights-cancelled-as-ash-clouds-from-Iceland-s-volcano-sweep-throug_645.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-s-Environment-Ministry-wants-to-turn-the-Middle-Eastern-country-into-a-no_453.html
Israel is known for many things, but if the Environment Ministry has its way, car alarms, car horns, noisy parties, blaring music and lawn mowers will be restricted to certain hours, turning a typical Middle Eastern country into a quiet European like environment.]]> 2010-03-10 09:33:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-s-Environment-Ministry-wants-to-turn-the-Middle-Eastern-country-into-a-no_453.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-plans-to-build-nuclear-power-plant-in-cooperation-with-Arab-neighbors_444.html
Israel hopes to build a nuclear power plant together with its Arab neighbors, a move that will also lessen its dependence on coal and natural gas currently used to produce the country’s electricity. Minister of National Infrastructure Uzi Landau made the announcement while attending an international nuclear energy conference in Paris.]]> 2010-03-09 09:27:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-plans-to-build-nuclear-power-plant-in-cooperation-with-Arab-neighbors_444.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-s-dependence-on-natural-gas-imports-may-soon-end_405.html
Israel’s dependence on natural gas imports may end if positive forecasts for gas fields in Israel prove correct. Officials estimate five wells in Tamar’s gas field will each pump 150 million cubic feet of natural gas a day and will not only serve Israel’s population, but will also allow it to export fuel.]]> 2010-03-03 07:07:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israel-s-dependence-on-natural-gas-imports-may-soon-end_405.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_An-effective-way-to-kill-Australia-s-dreaded-cane-toad-has-been-called-inhumane_333.html
Australian scientists claim they have found an effective method to wipe out the dreaded cane toad, scattering cat food near ponds that attract meat ants who attack baby toads as they emerge from the water. Australia’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals calls the practice inhumane.]]> 2010-02-19 07:48:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_An-effective-way-to-kill-Australia-s-dreaded-cane-toad-has-been-called-inhumane_333.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Rocketing-clouds-for-rain-in-drought-stricken-China_329.html
China fires weather rockets at clouds to induce precipitation and rain in the drought stricken Yunnan Province. Officials say the severe weather conditions have played havoc with the electricity supply and warn that drinking water will last for another month,]]> 2010-02-18 17:49:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Rocketing-clouds-for-rain-in-drought-stricken-China_329.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_U-S-Scientists-say-coral-benefits-from-marine-reserves_317.html
Corals serve as breeding grounds and habitat for many of the world's marine species,are threatened by pollution and excess fishing as well as global warming. Scientists discovered that corals located in marine reserves resume growth after a number of years.]]> 2010-02-17 08:50:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_U-S-Scientists-say-coral-benefits-from-marine-reserves_317.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Better-Place-aims-for-a-green-Israeli-future_269.html Better Place CEO Shai Agassi wowed observers at Tel Aviv’s electric car battery swap ‘demonstration center’ with an announcement confirming contracts for electric battery swap cars with 92 companies operating fleet vehicles in Israel]]> 2010-02-10 06:29:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Better-Place-aims-for-a-green-Israeli-future_269.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Saving-the-Amazon-rainforest_256.html
By introducing different farming methods, the Brazilian government has succeeded in breaking the cycle of deforestation to create more pasture and has turned the Amazon’s biggest killer into its best defender.]]> 2010-02-08 07:59:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Saving-the-Amazon-rainforest_256.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_China-doubles-wind-power-energy_234.html
China has doubled the amount of energy generated from wind turbines, officials said. Wind power in China accounts for 1.5 per cent of its total electricity consumption.]]> 2010-02-03 13:05:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_China-doubles-wind-power-energy_234.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israeli-expert-says-a-powerful-earthquake-in-Israel-is-forthcoming_183.html
An Israeli official said an earthquake similar to the one that devastated Haiti could strike in Israel any time. He called on the government to make the necessary preparations and enforce building codes.]]> 2010-01-26 11:01:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israeli-expert-says-a-powerful-earthquake-in-Israel-is-forthcoming_183.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Researchers-find-rare-bird-in-Afghanistan_133.html
The world’s rarest bird has been found in the Pamir Mountains in Afghanistan. The breeding area of the olive brown large billed reed warbler was seen in 2008, but researchers at the time failed to identify it. Only after they returned to the site and collected samples for DNA testing was it confirmed to be the rarest bird in the world.]]> 2010-01-18 19:30:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Researchers-find-rare-bird-in-Afghanistan_133.html http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israeli-cabinet-minister-attends-conference-in-Abu-Dhabi_125.html
An Israeli delegation headed by Cabinet minister Uzi Landau attended an energy conference in Abu Dhabi, even though Israel and the United Arab Emirates have no diplomatic ties.]]> 2010-01-17 14:31:00 http://www.guysen.com/en/article_Israeli-cabinet-minister-attends-conference-in-Abu-Dhabi_125.html