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Thursday Feb 2, 2012 at 10:29 am
Greening our City
A city that is green and vibrant not only has aesthetic benefits but also important environmental factors.
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The benefits of Sargassum

With so much seaweed washing up on our shores and floating around inshore areas, The Green Pages spoke with Dr Nick Bates, interim director at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, to get a...
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- Feb 2, 2012 10:33 am
Greenrock says: Protecting the sea that surrounds our Island

Greenrock is working with other environmental groups as part of the Bermuda Alliance for the Sargasso Sea (BASS) with the goal of establishing part of the Sargasso Sea as the world’s first...
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- Feb 2, 2012 10:41 am
Take a closer look at our forest floors

Last year was the United Nation’s International Year of the Forest and it was such a great theme that I want to continue the focus on forests.
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- Feb 2, 2012 10:45 am
Buying more efficient products can help save money

This month we begin the conversation about product efficiency, which sounds fairly simple on the face of it.
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- Feb 2, 2012 10:55 am
Conscious Vibes offers sustainable gift ideas

Conscious Vibes Fair Trade provides products from certified Fair Trade wholesalers. This means that the producers have better working conditions and also work towards protecting the environment. What...
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- Dec 1, 2011 9:18 am
The Energy Detective can help cut energy costs

An innovative product for both techies and technophobes, The Energy Detective (TED) is a great gift especially if you like helping family and friends save money.
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- Dec 1, 2011 9:20 am
The Vectrix VX-2 electric bike is an environmentally friendly gift

While consumers may not need much convincing that electric cycles are good for the environment, getting them to actually buy one can be another matter.
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- Dec 1, 2011 9:29 am
Greenrock says: A wish list for a Greener 2012

Wish for more sustainable Bermuda in 2012
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- Dec 1, 2011 9:37 am
Couple compete to see who can live with less waste

Married couple Grant Baldwin and Jen Rustemeyer, of Vancouver, spent a year competing to see who could produce the least garbage during that period. Here, they tell how the idea for ‘The Clean...
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- Dec 1, 2011 9:37 am
Protecting the natural beauty of our Island

In the third and final part of the Know Your Land series, Dr David Wingate discusses the impact of Special Development Orders (SDOs) on our woodland reserves in celebration of the United...
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- Nov 3, 2011 9:23 am
Greenrock Says: Small steps on the road to Green success

The following remarks are from Greenrock President Dr Judith Landsberg, who has spearheaded the charity’s Green Building Forum, led its Green School pilot project with Elliot Primary and...
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- Nov 3, 2011 9:26 am
The time is now to change the way we use our energy

In 1910 Thomas Edison, the founder of the commercial electricity industry, was quoted as saying, “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we...
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- Nov 3, 2011 9:33 am
PepsiCo initiates Green projects

PepsiCo, the company that produces beverage and food brands like Pepsi and Frito-Lay, which are distributed on the Island by Dunkley's, has developed the world's first PET plastic bottle made...
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- Nov 3, 2011 9:36 am
Grow fruit that thrives in Bermuda’s climate

Why aren’t we growing more fruits? There are quite a few reasons, not the least of which is cost. At $85 or $175 for a single fruit tree it may be difficult for many to justify investing in...
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- Nov 3, 2011 9:41 am
Learn how to make paper

Recycle used paper with these instructions from 13-year-old Saltus Grammar School student Thomas Penruddocke.
What do I need to make paper?
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- Nov 3, 2011 9:44 am
Get in the community spirit with carpooling

There's been a lot of talk recently about coming together as a community. And during the worst of times, Bermudians are well known for coming together to help their fellow neighbour.
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- Oct 6, 2011 10:13 am
Feel the wind in your hair on your daily commute

Do you remember how, back in the day, the school bell rang and you couldn’t wait to get home and jump on your pedal bike so you could chase your friends around the neighbourhood?
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- Oct 6, 2011 10:18 am
Greenrock says: Changing the mindset

The following is an abridged version of remarks made to Hamilton Rotary by newly-elected Greenrock President Dr Judith Landsberg. Judith originally earned her PhD in nuclear physics but has since...
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- Oct 6, 2011 10:25 am
Try one meatless day a week

Eating a mostly plant-based diet could be the key to reversing diabetes. This, according to Kuni Frith-Black, executive director of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, along with creating a more...
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- Oct 6, 2011 10:31 am
Working together to come up with energy solutions

Continuing in this series of articles exploring the 2011 Energy White Paper, this month we will look at the practicalities of planning for our energy future, how we get our energy and finally how we...
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- Oct 6, 2011 10:37 am
The consequences of climate change on our ocean

Climate change has garnered a tremendous amount of attention in the past several decades from scientists and governments around the world but has mostly focused on one consequence of burning fossil...
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- Oct 6, 2011 10:41 am
ACE becomes Bermuda’s first LEED certified building

As one of the first buildings in Bermuda to receive the Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, the ACE building has set a precedent for other buildings across...
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- Sep 1, 2011 2:06 pm
Aim is to reduce greenhouse gas 30 percent by 2020

Last month, in the first installment of our 2011 Bermuda Energy White Paper series, we looked at why there is an immediate need for Bermuda to change its energy consumption behaviour, and why these...
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- Sep 1, 2011 2:11 pm