556 results returned for search: "" category "Environment" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental activist Stuart Hayward said he was disappointed by the passage of the controversial Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO.
However, he said he has not given up, and will now focus on providing the Senate with information to make sure they can ma...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An online petition aimed at stopping an SDO for the Rosewood Tucker’s Point resort has garnered more than 100 signatures in five days.
The petition, which appeared online on February 17, calls the Tucker’s Point land ecologically and culturally sensi...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans for a proposed redevelopment of Belco’s central plant have been made available for the public for review.
Last year, Belco filed an application with the Planning Department for a phased redevelopment, including the construction of a new North S...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Solar panels are an investment in the future that starts to pay off immediately, according to Solar Bermuda Ltd Project Manager Andrew Davis.
Addressing the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday, Mr Davis said installing solar water heaters or photovoltaic ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Birdwatchers yesterday spotted the first longtail of the year, suggesting a cold and rainy winter might be nearing an end.
Andrew Dobson, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society, noticed a longtail in the air near Church Bay yesterday morning.
“Smal...
DATE: Feb 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Environmental Protection met with local fisherman recently to discuss how recreational fishing is affecting the marine ecosystem.
Department members on Wednesday organised a presentation at the Blue Waters Anglers Club entitled Mana...
DATE: Feb 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Belco representatives said the company is looking at all forms of alternate power to help the Island’s growing energy needs.
Addressing a crowd at Bermuda College, representatives said Bermuda could see major solar and wind power projects come to lig...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction of a proposed West End marina could prove to be an ecological disaster, according to Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
The organisation said plans approved by Cabinet allow Cross Island Marina to be built on one of t...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A record number of juvenile turtles has washed ashore in Bermuda this winter.
Usually one or two stranded loggerhead turtles are found on Bermuda’s coastline, having been caught up in seaweed.
In the last two months 17 turtles have been brought to th...
DATE: Jan 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has described Bermuda's coral reefs as a”‘canary in the coal mine” for increased ocean acidity.
And though ocean acidity has in the past been directly linked to reduced coral growth, a new study has suggested t...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
