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The City of Hamilton renewed its call to retailers and restaurants to apply for wheelie bins.
About 150 bins have been distributed so far this year, after the City announced they would soon become mandatory.
The scheme is intended to reduce the numbe...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Four years ago, Karen Plianthos set to out to launch a fundraiser to help cover the costs of a friend’s bachelorette party while cleaning up Bermuda’s waters.
Since then, the Cash Trash Bash has become an annual tradition, raising almost $10,000 for ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda's unique role as a meeting place for humpback whales to find safety in numbers is to be explored tonight with the premiere of a new documentary on the elusive giants. Andrew Stevenson, the conservationist and film-maker, will screen The Secre...
DATE: Feb 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Solar panels could be installed on more buildings across the City of Hamilton.
A project to put 210 solar panels at the City’s work depot on Laffan Street is nearing completion ahead of deadline.
Now, the City says it is considering similar options a...
DATE: Feb 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Bermuda Audubon Society is holding a bluebird box construction workshop this Saturday.
The workshop will take place in the Jack King Building at the Botanical Gardens from 10am.
There will be a brief talk about bluebirds, why they require boxes ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An endangered species of snail unique to Bermuda has been returned to the island after a breeding programme in Britain.
Four thousand of the Poecilozonites bermudensis snails, bred in a joint effort between the Zoological Society of London and Cheste...
DATE: Feb 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Lionfish hunters pulled 849 of the invasive species from Bermuda’s waters in January as the 5th Annual Winter Lionfish Derby set new records.
Organisers said more than 250 fish were caught in the first week of the monthlong competition alone.
Corey E...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The National Museum of Bermuda is opening its doors for free to all Bermuda residents throughout February.
Residents will be admitted to the popular Dockyard centre with proof of residency such as a driver’s licence or utility bill.
The museum, which...
DATE: Feb 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Removal of mould in a Pembroke school cost more than $444,000, new figures have revealed.
And renovations to the bathrooms at a Warwick school cost about $400,000.
The cost of the mould work at Dellwood Middle School and the price of new bathrooms a...
DATE: Feb 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Suppliers from all over the world have been asked to come up with proposals for a greener bus service for the island.
A request for information was issued last week to ask for suggestions for new buses in an attempt to improve the environment, cut co...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter