http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Members of the parliamentary subcommittee tasked with studying law proposals resumed their work Thursday with MPs voicing mixed views on whether consensus can emerge over a hybrid voting system for the upcoming elections. We will hold serious talks to reach... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14620860-parliament-subcommittee-resumes-talks-on-hybrid-law green-news Thu, 16 May 2013 03:34:30 -0700 Widespread power outages left Lebanon in the dark for hours Tuesday afternoon after high winds disconnected a major power station from the rest of the country. Due to the bad weather in north Lebanon, Deir Ammar power station was disconnected... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14608773-bad-weather-to-blame-for-power-cuts green-news Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:08 -0700 Living in a big city can be exciting and invigorating it can also be draining and stressful. When the endless traffic, pollution and construction noise become unbearable, a visit to one of Lebanon's nature reserves can provide a soothing antidote... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14564631-butterflies-bees-and-a-sea-of-flowers-in-horsh-ehden green-news Tue, 07 May 2013 16:01:29 -0700 The Daily Star Fatmagul Sultan is seen docked near the Zouk power plant last month. The Turkish operator of the shuttered electricity barge said Electricite du Liban would be providing new fuel to restart production, while an Energy Minister source... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14533599-edl-to-provide-new-fuel-for-electricity-barge green-news Thu, 02 May 2013 15:44:58 -0700 British geological surveyor Spectrum has started a new phase of its 3-D survey of offshore oil and gas reserves, covering parts of four blocks involved in the first licensing round for exploration. This new survey covers approximately 2,200 square kilometers... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14533596-spectrum-starts-oil-and-gas-survey-in-new-area green-news Thu, 02 May 2013 15:44:47 -0700 Around the Web Story Summary The Turkish operator of the power ship hired by Lebanon has cut its electricity production because of poor quality diesel, Electricite Du Liban and Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim sources told The Daily Star denying any... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14482152-fuel-not-failure-behind-fatmagul-slump-sources green-news Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:05:47 -0700 Even if Lebanon manages to overcome domestic obstacles and begin producing natural gas from its potential offshore hydrocarbon reserves, seismic shifts in the global energy market may forestall its dream of becoming an energy-exporting nation. International experts at the Oil... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14463438-lebanese-gas-to-enter-crowded-market green-news Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:31:24 -0700 Unusually heavy late season storms have soaked Lebanon with an uncommon amount of rain, meteorologists said Monday. Sunday storms brought 7.2 mm of rain to the Beirut Airport area, pushing the yearly rainfall to 897 mm, well over the yearly... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14463307-unusual-amount-of-rainfall-drenches-lebanon green-news Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:58:27 -0700 "The color is gray in Beirut" little Noura sadly said that afternoon and started to remember the greenery in Kenya where she enjoyed living. The girl came back to Lebanon less than a year ago. She does not like it... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14439200-a-unique-green-space green-news Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:51:24 -0700 A man is lucky to be alive and he has his 2 daughters to impart. Farmer Jeff Smith, 36, from Lebanon, Beaver State is incredibly appreciative to his adolescent daughters, Hannah and Haylee, WHO saved his life. the women managed... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14408883-teenage-ladies-save-father-by-removing-three000-pound-tractor-off-his-chest green-news Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:16:50 -0700 Members of the parliamentary subcommittee tasked with discussing various electoral proposals earlier this year, are set to resume consultative meetings next week in a bid to reach a consensus on a hybrid electoral law. The ten members of the subcommittee... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14401488-subcommittee-to-resume-talks-on-hybrid-law-mp green-news Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:28:24 -0700 The Energy Ministry will start receiving bids for the construction of offshore LNG import terminals next week and will wrap up the tender in 100 days, Energy Minister Gebran Bassil said Wednesday. The usage of imported LNG to produce electricity... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14387936-tender-to-build-lng-offshore-terminal-launched-bassil green-news Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:34:07 -0700 A Turkish power ship has been hooked up to Lebanon's power grid and is now supplying an additional two hours of electricity to the country, said Energy Minister Gebran Bassil during an inauguration ceremony Thursday night at the Zouk power... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14354389-turkish-barge-supplying-2-extra-hours-of-electricity-bassil green-news Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:16:27 -0700 A forest fire broke out near Jeita Grotto and Civil Defense crews worked to battle the blaze, the National News Agency reported Monday. The fire spread near the Jeita Country Club and was estimated to cover 3 square kilometers. The... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14326926-forest-fire-spreads-in-3-square-km-near-jeita green-news Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:01:08 -0700 On a display table outside Tawlet restaurant in Beirut earlier this month, the only thing as pretty as the plants were the pots. In an array of colors, shapes and sizes, Richard Touma's unique flowerpots threatened to upstage the blooming... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14311030-recycled-pots-as-green-as-your-plants green-news Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:44:09 -0700