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The first whales of the 2011 season were spotted off of Devonshire Bay on New Year's Day.
Documentary filmmaker Andrew Stevenson spotted the whales after friends tipped him off about their whereabouts.
Whale watching season in Bermuda is usually Mar...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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Environment
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Bermudian anti-whaling campaigner Laura Dakin is spending another winter fighting against Japanese whalers and helped thwart whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean.
Ms Dakin, 26, has volunteered on Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships on and off fo...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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Environment
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Stormy weather had brought the Island not just rain and hail, but a number of birds that rarely visit Bermuda.
According to the Bermuda Audubon Society, a variety of birds including owls and gulls have been spotted over the Island recently.
“Rarities...
DATE: Dec 30, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New research suggests rising levels of greenhouse gasses could affect Bermuda’s marine ecosystem as the oceans become more acidic.
Research by UC Merced marine biologist Michael Beman, co-authored by a team including researchers at the Bermuda Instit...
DATE: Dec 29, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A recently introduced energy buy-back programme and a handful of Government incentives have seen a boost in the adoption of renewable energy on the Island.
Companies that install solar energy systems have told The Royal Gazette the number of installa...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposed new project at Mill Creek could help reduce flooding in the area - while also helping the local eel population.
The Development Applications Board was scheduled to debate the construction of a culvert on Mill Creek Road to regulate the ti...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Temperatures plunged to a record low of 48F (9C) the coldest ever recorded for December.
The chill at 4am yesterday broke the previous monthly low of 50F (10C). Bermuda's coldest temperature on record is 44F (6.6C), from February of 1950.
The storm b...
DATE: Dec 22, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda's weather hit a record new low this morning with a temperature of 48F, just under 9C — the lowest this year and the lowest ever recorded for December, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
Weather forecaster Michelle Pitcher said it was r...
DATE: Dec 21, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A $240,000 study is to be carried out into the impact of modifying Town Cut Channel and Two Rock passage to allow larger ships to berth in Hamilton and St George's.
A spokesman for the Department of Tourism said yesterday that the study will look at ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Resubmitted plans to build a temporary bar and restaurant at Warwick Long Bay have been refused by the Development Applications Board for the second time.
Area residents and environmental groups had long argued it should not move forward a petition a...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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