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Government is preparing to embark on a long-term plan to explore the viability of Bermuda’s ‘blue economy’ as they look to ‘maximise the collective value of Bermuda’s oceans’.
With the help of University of California scientists and through a public-...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Public Works declared this month’s e-waste recycling day a huge success.
Acting Material Recovery Officer Stephen Gilbert said 181 people attended the Tynes Bay Waste-to Energy Facility on March 9 to drop off electronic waste for recy...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Keep Bermuda Beautiful has partnered with area businesses to get rid of garbage in the canal along Mill Creek.
Volunteers removed litter and packing materials from the water, mangroves and roadside on Saturday following community requests to improve ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Government’s feral chicken cull programme is having unintended consequences, the SPCA has warned, following the discovery of “significant” numbers of dead wild birds.
In a press release issued yesterday the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to An...
DATE: Feb 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Work is underway to improve the drainage and the stairway at the entrance to Elbow Beach.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said a team has been at the site this week as part of the effort to improve the drainage from Tribe Road 4B to the ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Public Works has issued a public advisory that the increased penalty for the illegal dumping of waste is $10,000 for a first offence, and up to $25,000 for subsequent offences.
The Waste and Litter Control Act Amendment 2012, also mak...
DATE: Jan 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A “waste audit” of the Bermuda Rugby Classic showed that the Island does “a terrible job” of separating its recyclables, according to the environmental group Greenrock.
The group teamed with Keep Bermuda Beautiful, Bermuda College volunteers and the ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Watford Sports Club is seeking permission to reinforce the coastline near its Sandys headquarters.
According to a planning application, the move is aimed at to protecting the area from erosion while cleaning up the coastline.
A design statement incl...
DATE: Dec 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) may seek a judicial review over plans to build an orphanage in Warwick.
The plans had been rejected by the Development Applications Board and an inspector allso recommended an appeal be refuse...
DATE: Dec 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
BIOS has been praised for its role in rescuing valuable scientific data and equipment from the ocean depths.
The organisation’s research vessel Atlantic Explorer helped free a research mooring stuck to its anchor 360 miles down the southeast slope of...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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