556 results returned for search: "" category "Environment" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
A solar energy system installed at Gosling’s headquarters has already made a bigger than expected impact, according to the company’s CEO.
Nancy Gosling said photovoltaic panels installed at the company’s Hamilton headquarters were able to produce eno...
DATE: Oct 04, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The new director of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) hopes to expand the institute’s scope while at the same time preparing it for the future.
Dr Bill Curry said yesterday that the Institute has been expanding beyond just biological rese...
DATE: Sep 21, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans for a new, large scale solar power plant were unveiled yesterday, promising an alternative to a proposed expansion of Belco.
Tim Madeiros, CEO and operations director for Sol Invictus, said their proposal could also create 200 jobs during its c...
DATE: Sep 19, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposal to build a large-scale solar energy facility which could remove the need for a Belco expansion was unveiled this morning.
The project could also create 200 jobs during its construction, 95 percent of which would be filled by Bermudians.
Ti...
DATE: Sep 18, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Works Minister Michael Weeks yesterday clarified that there are no hard plans to install a “kiddie track” for young children at Astwood Park. And while a previous Government statement said that Marc Bean, the area MP, had canvassed the area ab...
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A NOAA research team plans to leave Bermuda today to study how African winds affect the Atlantic, and potentially improve hurricane forecasting.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association vessel Ronald H Brown is scheduled to depart from St George’...
DATE: Sep 01, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) this morning unveiled its environmental sustainability blueprint, suggesting strategies for improving Bermuda.
The group said it intends the blueprint to be a launching pad for discussion and ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The British Government is continuing to work with Bermuda and the Sargasso Sea Alliance in an effort to create a high seas marine reserve.
Henry Bellingham of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office told the House of Commons that members of the Sargasso ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tiny fragments of discarded plastic afloat in Bermuda’s waters pose a risk to marine life, according to a researcher.
Bonnie Monteleone, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina’s Wilmington campus, recently took part in a research expe...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Public works will this weekend collect old electronic goods as part of the second e-Waste Recycling Day this year.
Between 9am and 5pm on Saturday, residents will be able to drop of a wide variety of electronic trash at the Tynes Bay ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
