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A top US scientific research centre’s ties with the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences will open opportunities for Bermudian and American scientists, the head of BIOS has said.
William Curry, the BIOS president, said the East End research station’s ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A $1.3 million lawsuit shows claims made by a Bermudian company after one of its contracts at the island’s first utility scale solar farm was terminated.
Noesis Consulting Limited launched legal action against Saturn Solar Developments Ltd over the p...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Island nations must play a role on the world stage when it comes to the marine environment, according to environmental campaigner Anna Oposa.
Ms Oposa, co-founder of Save Philippine Seas, said that while island nations may not be able to make the sam...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental problems unique to islands will be in the spotlight at a marine science lecture series.
The problems of islands and their special difficulties will be discussed at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s BUEI Talks: Island SOS, s...
DATE: Feb 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A group set up to preserve and restore the island’s natural heritage is opening a new reserve to celebrate Earth Day on April 22.
Karen Border, the executive director of the Bermuda National Trust, which founded Buy Back Bermuda with the Audubon Soci...
DATE: Feb 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is becoming more vulnerable to storms and its fish stocks are under threat from climate change and rising sea levels, a report has warned.
The report said that Bermuda’s waters had become “warmer, saltier, more acidic and less oxygenated...
DATE: Feb 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The site of a former US Navy base used to track Soviet submarines during the Cold War is now home to researchers who monitor air pollution and other atmospheric information.
The Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory — at the former Tudor Hill Nav...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation to cut back on single-use plastics in Bermuda is expected to come forward this year, but the details of the proposal are still up for discussion.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said it was possible that a first phase of the p...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A youth-led environmental initiative has appointed a new leader, the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute announced this morning.
Rosemarie McMahon has become the consulting director of the Youth Climate Initiative, organised by the BUEI, and wil...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Regulators are on the look out for sites that could be developed for new solar energy projects to help the Government to reach its goal of 85 per cent renewable energy by 2035.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that while the solar ins...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes