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An online petition aimed at stopping an SDO for the Rosewood Tucker’s Point resort has garnered more than 100 signatures in five days.
The petition, which appeared online on February 17, calls the Tucker’s Point land ecologically and culturally sensi...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans for a proposed redevelopment of Belco’s central plant have been made available for the public for review.
Last year, Belco filed an application with the Planning Department for a phased redevelopment, including the construction of a new North S...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Railway Trail in Southampton got a welcome clean-up over the weekend, with volunteers joining Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB).
Trash including an engine, old windows, a microwave, a television and a kitchen sink were hauled away by a KBB team with t...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Premier David Saul has stepped down from the Buy Back Bermuda committee but the Bermuda National Trust (BNT) yesterday begged him to reconsider.
Dr Saul has been involved with the volunteer campaign, which raises funds to purchase land and sav...
DATE: Feb 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Solar panels are an investment in the future that starts to pay off immediately, according to Solar Bermuda Ltd Project Manager Andrew Davis.
Addressing the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday, Mr Davis said installing solar water heaters or photovoltaic ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Discourteous dog walkers who fail to clean up after their pets have led to the animals being banned from the main ring at the Botanical Gardens.
The Department of Parks said yesterday it had been experiencing serious problems with dog dirt at the Gar...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Environmentalists have attacked plans to expand the Rosewood Tucker’s Point resort onto Quarry Hill and Paynter’s Hill in Hamilton parish.
The Bermuda National Trust [BNT] said it’s “extremely alarmed” that a large swathe of pristine land will be bui...
DATE: Feb 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Bermuda National Trust is offering school children the opportunity to get some fresh air and experience the Bermuda environment at its finest this coming Tuesday during the annual Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond in Smith’s.
The annual wal...
DATE: Feb 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Special development orders will soon require parliamentary approval after Government tabled amendments to the legislation yesterday.
Minister for Environment and Planning Walter Roban said the amendments would allow greater transparency and openness....
DATE: Feb 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Birdwatchers yesterday spotted the first longtail of the year, suggesting a cold and rainy winter might be nearing an end.
Andrew Dobson, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society, noticed a longtail in the air near Church Bay yesterday morning.
“Smal...
DATE: Feb 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
