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A refrigerant gas used to cool some of the island’s industrial spaces, commercial spaces and homes is being phased out. The move is in line with the Montreal Protocol of 1987, designed to reduce ozone depletion, and is likely to affect local supplie...

Almost 50 turtles caught in the Great Sound during the America’s Cup have been released after being temporarily held in Harrington Sound. In May, the Ministry of the Environment announced it would be relocating turtles to prevent the animals from bei...

People are reminded that metal waste should not be included in loads of burnable waste delivered to the Tynes Bay Waste to Energy Facility. The Ministry of Public Works has advised metal items can cause substantial damage to the facility, causing shu...

What started as an experiment to go plastic free for an entire month has become a way of life for Alba Fernandez. The environmentalist knew that eradicating plastic from her life completely was a near impossible task given the packaging that comes ...

The Crystal Caves are this week celebrating the International Day of Caves and the Subterranean World, promising “special offers” tomorrow. The international event, organised by the International Show Cave Association, will be celebrated by show cave...

Employees of Aspen Bermuda Limited have played a part in cleaning up Paget Island. The firm’s Clean-up Day, on May 31, saw staff get involved with the Fort Cunningham Restoration Project, spearheaded by the Mirrors Programme as a part of its 10th yea...

Flower lovers have found a hotspot for observing beautiful, once-a-year blooms destroyed. The spot, located near Pitts Bay Road and Serpentine Road, was a popular place to see the Queen of the Night flower. Winston Rogers said he was introduced to t...

A vessel powered only by the elements is berthed in Bermuda as part of a five-year voyage. Race for Water, which is in Bermuda through early July, is travelling around the world to promote ocean preservation, including publicising a new technology t...

Education minister Cole Simons chaired the third joint meeting of the Sargasso Sea Commission and the Signatories to the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea in Horta, Azores. According to a press release, pa...

The relocation of turtles for the America’s Cup presents a host of ethical dilemmas, according to environmentalist Stuart Hayward. According to the Bermuda Government, temporarily moving turtles from the Great Sound to an ocean enclosure will protect...