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A “waste audit” of the Bermuda Rugby Classic showed that the Island does “a terrible job” of separating its recyclables, according to the environmental group Greenrock.
The group teamed with Keep Bermuda Beautiful, Bermuda College volunteers and the ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new home is urgently needed for a modern population of Bermuda's iconic Spanish hogs, as local farmer Tom Wadson comes under increasing pressure from costs.
“It's coming down to a question of, 'how long can you keep them?'” said Mr Wadson, who is f...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Work has begun on Morgan’s Point, Premier Paula Cox has announced, with the site being cleared for developers this month.
Asbestos removal at the site is scheduled to begin on October 8, with the area divided into allotments for phased work to take p...
DATE: Oct 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mass of dirty water that flooded a Pembroke business road has been contained — although a foul odour from underground persisted yesterday along Bakery Lane.
According to workmen at the 120ft drainage hole, the effluent that surged out when drilling...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A business owner was left fuming after a foul-smelling flood from a borehole inundated the front of his premises.
Bubbling grey water yesterday filled a stretch of Bakery Lane, Pembroke, prompting Pembroke Paint Company owner David Swift to accuse He...
DATE: Sep 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 17-foot minke whale calf that died after wandering into the shallows of St George's Harbour was salvaged for research by its would-be rescuers.
The disorientated animal was spotted yesterday morning by Italian crew members aboard the visiting yacht...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents are being urged to switch their thinking and turn off the lights for an hour, later this month.
The March 31 move is in support of Earth Hour, spearheaded here for the past three years by environmental group Greenrock.
Acting Environment Mi...
DATE: Mar 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The results are in for Keep Bermuda Beautiful’s 2011 Community Clean-up.
A whopping 35.5 tons of trash were collected from the Island’s roadsides, shorelines and railway trails, with 64 KBB-supported clean-ups targeting 134 locations.
KBB projects go...
DATE: Feb 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman has been left fuming after she was accused of claim-jumping by a squatter at the Airport Dump.
Smith’s resident Trena Riley said she was trying to take away junk from the facility on December 16 when a man challenged her.
“A man came along an...
DATE: Jan 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government proposals encouraging the use of “greener” transportation have met with mixed approval from environmentalists.
With Government revenues falling short of expectations, Premier Paula Cox announced a raft of possible tax changes, to be discus...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
