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With hurricane season underway and roadside foliage growing rapidly, the community is being urged to join in an effort to trim overhanging trees to reduce fallen branches in the event of a storm.
The Ministry of Public Works has teamed up with other...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Belco will talk to the public about its efforts to reduce emissions at its Pembroke plant at an online forum on Thursday.
A spokesman for the energy provider said the forum, to begin at 5.30pm, will “include updates on the company’s sustainability st...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Energy has launched a new public survey to collect information about the public interest in solar energy.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, encouraged the public to complete the online survey to help the Government design ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Planning renovations at the historic home of Verdmont will benefit from enhancements thanks to a $10,000 donation from The Garden Club of Bermuda.
The donation was made to the Bermuda National Trust museum and gardens as part of the Garden Club’s 10...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The new executive director of the Bermuda National Trust has called for a slowdown in land development proposals.
Karen Border said last week that she recognised that land development proposals were a way of stimulate the economy after the Covid-19 p...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The developer behind a plan to build apartments on an empty lot on Church Street has asked for permission to expand their plans.
C33 Ltd received planning permission last July to build a five storey, 52-unit residential building at 33 Church Street.
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DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental drive to create a coastal red mangrove forest on Trunk Island has been boosted by a $125,000 donation from Aspen Bermuda.
Aspen will give $25,000 a year over five years to support the Bermuda Zoological Society project on the Harrin...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda National Trust has accused the Government of prioritising the short-term interests of private companies over the environment.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said recently that tabled amendments to the Development and Planning...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first longtail of the year to hatch out of hundreds of nests monitored around the Castle Harbour area in St George’s took to the skies for the first time on July 4.
Live-streamed footage was taken of “Sunny”, a White-tailed Tropicbird chick, from...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Changes to the way Special Development Orders are granted could pave the way for a mass sell-off of land for real estate development at the Fairmont Southampton, an environmental group fears.
Yesterday the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfo...
DATE: Jul 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff