259 results returned for search: "" category "Environment" author Sarah Lagan
An offshore wind farm could generate savings of almost $17.9m per year, according to a study
DATE: Oct 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Botanical Gardens got spruced up thanks to a volunteer effort by employees of the Bermuda Post Office.
The good deed was carried out in celebration of World Post Day, an annual observance which aims to raise awareness of the postal system’s role...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A host of environmentally focused NGOs have partnered with the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute to support its upcoming Youth Climate Summit.
The event aims to have young people engage with experts and activists about the importance of clim...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s ocean explorers and their research will be highlighted at an upcoming event in New York.
The Atlantic Conservation Partnership, a sister organisation to the Bermuda Zoological Society, in partnership with The Explorers Club NYC, will host H...
DATE: Oct 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new species of shark has been added to the list of Bermuda’s fish fauna.
The ragged-tooth shark was discovered in Bermuda’s waters after a fisherman caught and released it of the east coast of the island in 2020.
Mark Terceira brought the shark t...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s environmental watchdog is to call on the Minister of Home Affairs to reconsider the decision to defund the Government’s air quality monitoring programme.
The Environmental Authority raised the matter at a recent meeting where Belco air-qua...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Unfortunate and disappointing” is how one local scientist with expertise in pollutants described the defunding of the Government’s air-monitoring programme.
The scientist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that without monitoring “you are no...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Minister of Public Works has defended the Government’s decision to grant access to camping and vehicular traffic at Cooper’s Island Park and Nature Reserve during the Cup Match holiday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch was speaking in response to ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The opposition One Bermuda Alliance has joined calls by environmentalists for the Government to provide answers on why Cooper’s Island Nature Reserve was opened up for camping and vehicular access over Cup Match.
The reserve is categorised as a Clas...
DATE: Sep 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The architectural company behind a controversial development at Shark Hole – halted pending the outcome of an investigation – claims it has followed all necessary criteria.
Georgia Benevides, of Benevides and Associates Architects, said because of c...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan