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The Government has saved $42,000 in electricity costs since solar panels started operating on the roofs of the General Post Office and the Government Administration Building in June, MPs were told.
David Burch, the public works minister, said saving...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Ten young people have won recognition as climate ambassadors at the island’s second annual Youth Climate Summit.
The group of alumni from the 2021 summit pitched in for a year of activities following the inaugural call to arms against climate change,...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A $1.5 million fundraising campaign has been launched to transform 10 acres in Southampton into a new public nature reserve.
Buy Back Bermuda, a collaborative initiative between the Bermuda National Trust and the Bermuda Audubon Society, announced la...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Home Affairs represented Bermuda at a conference exploring the use of environmentally-focused funds across the Caribbean region.
Attending the second Caribbean Environmental, Social, Governance and Climate Financing Summit held in Tr...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A three-storey water tank in Botanical Gardens erected as part of a controversial maintenance yard plan at the park has been disassembled.
While construction of the maintenance yard was halted in 2015 after a public outcry, the water tower built on t...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plots of land in Warwick and Hamilton Parish have formally been named nature reserves, the House of Assembly heard on Friday.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that 16.6 acres of former golf course at Riddell’s Bay and 3.4 acres of lan...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The team charged with devising a plan to conserve Bermuda’s waters while developing a blue economy is seeking further feedback from the public.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme said there were further opportunities for stakeholders to “make th...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Environmental groups have called on the Minister of Home Affairs to overturn a decision to allow development on Devonshire Marsh.
Island Construction was given the green light by the Development Applications Board in August to erect three two-storey ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Home Affairs has trumpeted the Government’s green credentials, claiming that policies are being pushed through to protect the environment on land, sea and air.
Walter Roban told attendees at last week’s Bermuda Youth Climate Summit th...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Seniors in Sandys have received boxes full of herb and vegetable seedlings to help them to grow their own food.
The boxes were presented by the Hamilton Rotary Club’s youth division, Bermuda Interact, and are aimed at helping to reduce the cost of l...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda