11.01.2012                      16.Tewet. 5772

Umwelt:

Environmental advocates blast Dead Sea deal

Erdan appeals to PM to create public committee on natural resources.

Environmental and tourism proponents on Tuesday slammed the Dead Sea deal that the Finance Ministry made with Israel Chemicals last week.
The criticism came during a Knesset Finance Committee session being held on the issue a week and a half after the cabinet approved the deal, which stipulated that the company must pay for 80 percent of the southern basin’s full salt harvest and increase royalty payments to the government from 5% to 10%. The salt must be harvested to prevent flooding that would endanger area hotels….