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A NASA structure that played a role in tracking space missions from the 1960s until the 1990s is getting a new lease of life as a place where wonders much closer to home can be viewed.
The artefact is a small and unusual landmark in the traffic-free ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A proposed ten-storey apartment building on Serpentine Road has been turned down by the City of Hamilton.
Although the decision ultimately lies with Planning, the City’s reasons for declining the project will be taken into consideration.
Common counc...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After two years of “sweat and hard work” HSBC Bermuda will tomorrow open more acreage of Cooper's Island Nature Reserve to the public.
Bank CEO Phil Butterfield spoke yesterday on what he called the opening of an “absolutely outstanding piece of pro...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A concerned resident who claims he saw two men fishing near the Vixen shipwreck is calling on the public to preserve the protected area.
The man, who asked not to be named, said he was on a tour boat around 7pm when he saw locals catching fish in th...
DATE: Jun 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Island experienced an earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale and lasting nearly eight seconds, according to scientific figures.
Geologist Martin Brewer said results from the Island's seismogram station in Warwick showed the quake took pla...
DATE: Jun 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Phase one of refurbishments to the Tynes Bay waste incinerator is now complete.
And Government said that waste that was stockpiled at Morgan’s Point while the work was being done, is to be removed by mid-August.
According to the Ministry of Public Wo...
DATE: Jun 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government needs your help in tracking two recently introduced species of lizard.
The Department of Conservation Services within the Ministry of Public Works yesterday advised that two geckos, the Mediterranean or Turkish gecko, (Hemidactylus turcicu...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute marked World Oceans’ Day yesterday by donating several educational DVDs to the Island’s schools.
The DVDs all focus on Bermuda’s oceans, exploring the history and future of the Island’s waters, as well as ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ascendant Group Limited employees volunteered their time to help cull invasive species at Nonsuch Island.
Twenty volunteers from Belco, PureNERGY and Sigma Corporate Services worked with conservation officer Jeremy Madeiros and facilities manager Bi...
DATE: Jun 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess said there was “no hard evidence” to suggest a new sustainable business could convert the Island’s waste into power.
Bermuda Environmental Energy Sustainable Group (BEESG) has put forward proposals to build a gen...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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