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The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has teamed with Dalhousie University for a new initiative to create internship opportunities.
The Dalhousie-BIOS Experiential Learning Fund will establish permanent internships at BIOS for Dalhousie students, a...
DATE: Apr 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government could face a judicial review over its decision to allow further development at the Tucker’s Point resort.
Sustainability advocacy organisation Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce says it is mulling judicial review of the con...
DATE: Apr 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Low tides and a lack of rainfall have caused water levels at Spittal Pond to fall, although the change is believed to be temporary.
The water level in the pond is largely determined by the sea level however seepage from rainfall also adds to it, cons...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has a Full Science Case for their review as Bermuda moves to establish international protection of the Sargasso Sea.
With the exception of Bermuda, the Sargasso Sea is the only sea without land boundaries.
E...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Rubis Energy Bermuda has donated another year of fuel for education to facilitate marine conservation excursions for local schoolchildren to support conservation education programmes.
This the second year Rubis has provided 12 months’ worth of diesel...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Homes and businesses can now install larger solar panels without needing planning permission under new rules.
Recently approved amendments to the Development and Planning (General Development) Order 1999 allow up to 400 sq ft of solar panels to be in...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental studies should have been carried out before a SDO for Tucker’s Point was presented to legislators, according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
The group recently reiterated criticisms of Government’s handling...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Director of Energy Jeane Nikolai will this week take part in two Caribbean conferences on renewable energy as a guest speaker.
The summits, the Jamaica Power Summit in Kingston, and the Barbados Power Summit in Bridgetown, will feature disc...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sustainable Development director Charles Brown is to attend a conference in Guyana on tourism development this week.
Bermuda hosted the Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development last year.
Mr Brown will discuss a number of issues while ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Greenrock is calling for the public to pledge an “act of green” in celebration of Earth Day.
The organisation will join groups around the world to mark Earth Day 2012 on April 22.
That effort will see the creation of an online calender where individu...
DATE: Apr 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
