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Four students have received $15,000 in scholarships to help fund their environmental passions.
Osei Agyapong, Imogen Peckett, Logan Soares and Naphisa Smith were all awarded grants from the Bermuda Zoological Society’s annual Steinhoff Programme.
The...
DATE: Aug 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The island’s electricity supplier was forced into a climbdown in its war of words with the Regulatory Authority in the face of legal action over “misleading claims”.
A statement from Belco was issued “at the request of” the regulator to clarify publi...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island is poised to host a landmark project to revive its vital but fragile mangrove forests with major backing from overseas.
Bermuda Rotary Club members said they were confident of securing grant money from Rotary International, which committed...
DATE: Aug 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plumes of pink and brownish material that appeared over the weekend in the waters off South Shore are from coral spawning and indicate healthy reefs, environmental officials said.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said slicks in the...
DATE: Aug 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The old airport terminal could be turned into a hub for renewable energy, The Royal Gazette has learned.
Sol Petroleum’s renewable energy programme Sol Ecolution has approached airport operator Skyport with a proposal for a solar farm , Skyport comme...
DATE: Aug 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A concessionaire who claims red tape is preventing him from fully operating his business from a beach trailer is planning to launch a petition to get community support to sell hot dogs.
Keith Simmons said he has been unable to offer the services he w...
DATE: Aug 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
An activist pulled almost a tonne of trash from Bermuda’s waters this summer after she relaunched what had been an annual fundraising campaign.
Karen Plianthos said that while Covid-19 and raising two young children had caused her Cash Trash Bash cam...
DATE: Aug 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An ongoing project for lighting to go green at the National Sports Centre will come with a significant cost savings on its electricity bills.
James Pace, facilities manager at the Devonshire centre, said the installation of LED lighting should be com...
DATE: Aug 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Planning officials have urged the Minister of Home Affairs to reject a conservation management plan for a Tucker’s Point property after the developers cleared a swath of nature reserve to create an ocean view.
According to planning documents, RWTP Go...
DATE: Aug 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Regulatory Authority is considering taking legal action against electricity supplier Belco over an ongoing dispute concerning soot emissions.
And last night a pressure group representing area residents affected by the fallout said it hoped the in...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan