If you're still wondering about the horrible smell in #Beirut and Matn areas, it's coming from a construction site next to Bourj Hammoud's landfill. Part of the garbage from the landfill was apparently being transferred and has been temporarily stored at this site, hence the smell. The contractor and new Environment Minister promised the smell will be over by Thursday or Friday, but until then the situation is becoming unbearable and people are having to…

I've been reluctant to post about the Bisri Dam and the ongoing petition against it simply because there's too much information to absorb and I didn't want to rush into opposing a project that might not be as bad as it was portrayed. However, after reading most of the articles and studies done on the matter, it is clear that more studies need to be done before proceeding with it, and that the petition raised…