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A bust-up over the state of the Tynes Bay incinerator heated up yesterday as the Government was accused of failure to act on promises of investment in the plant that dated back decades.
A major announcement by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the publ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The use of a compost centre as an emergency landfill site could be eased after emergency repairs were completed at the Tynes Bay incinerator.
Wayne Furbert, the Acting Minister of Public Works, said that the incinerator had started to work through a ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Electricity from Bermuda’s first large-scale solar farm has started to feed into the island’s electricity grid, power firm Belco revealed yesterday.
A Belco spokesman said that the six-megawatt solar farm – on a disused runway at the airport called t...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A raffle winner will save money on energy bills and help the environment.
The Bermuda National Trust and BE Solar has teamed up to offer a solar panel installation as the grand prize in the draw next month.
A woman who won the eight-panel system last...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A film about how young people are tackling climate change will premiere in a one-off television broadcast on Saturday.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute teamed up with government TV channel CITV to join the global release of Youth Unstoppa...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Motorists were warned about an oil spill that happened in Hamilton this morning.
Church Street, Par-la-Ville Road, Dundonald Street and Cedar Avenue were all affected, as well as Court Street and King Street.
A City of Hamilton spokeswoman said that ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman who started volunteering with an environmental charity when she was in primary school has been appointed as the organisation’s executive director.
Katie Cooper Berry will take over at Keep Bermuda Beautiful from Anne Hyde, who will retire at ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Old engines and stacks at Belco have been decommissioned and will be dismantled next year, the company said today.
Eight engines, some of which had been in service for half a century, and five exhaust stacks at the utility firm’s Serpentine Road plan...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An environmental group said yesterday it wanted to work more closely with other organisations as part of a new strategy to help protect nature.
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce added it had also reorganised its management structure ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new team at the helm of Belco is expected to restore faith in the power company, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday.
Walter Roban claimed that public confidence in the electricity provider was at an “all-time low” — but predicted that woul...
DATE: Oct 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter