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The head of a fishermen’s organisation highlighted the importance of collaborative working between the Government and the industry as a war of words continued over marine protection proposals.
Allan Bean, the chairman of the Fishermen’s Association B...
DATE: Nov 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A clean air advocacy group is questioning the timeline for the drafting of new clean air laws aimed at curbing pollution, saying it has received mixed messages from the Government.
The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition, launched in direct response to pollu...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
No secret deal exists behind Bermuda’s draft marine conservation plans that have drawn the ire of fishermen, the Minister of Home Affairs insisted yesterday.
Walter Roban spoke after the Fishermen’s Association of Bermuda threw down the gauntlet on t...
DATE: Nov 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Angry fishermen have threatened the Government with legal action over a sweeping marine conservation strategy they said was hatched in secret.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, unveiled in August, proposes marine protection areas with 20 per ce...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Colonialist world views and policies are largely responsible for the global climate crisis, a youth activist told a conference yesterday.
Xiuhtezcatl Roske Martinez added: “The decolonisation of Indigenous people reclaiming their sovereignty, lands ...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The architectural heritage of Southampton has been highlighted in the latest – and final – edition of the Bermuda National Trust’s Architectural Heritage book series.
The series, which started in 1995, took a parish-by-parish look at the island’s bui...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Regulatory Authority has requested that Belco submit a proposal for an updated Integrated Resource Plan that will decide the future of the island’s electricity generation.
The utility company has been given a year to submit its proposal and the R...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young people told a conference yesterday how they immersed themselves in projects after being inspired by an environmental summit.
Berkeley Institute students Moriah Bridgewater and Lia Smith and CedarBridge pupil Fabiola Adams told the second BUEI ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
New plans to turn a section of parkland into an events lawn and a parking lot for the Bermudiana Beach Resort have been submitted - despite the previous rejection of similar proposals. The Bermuda Audubon Society this week called the proposed use of...
DATE: Nov 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
There are many serious consequences to climate change apart from rising sea levels, a professor said yesterday.
Isabel Rivera-Collazo, from the University of California San Diego, told a youth climate summit: “Climate change can impact what and how...
DATE: Nov 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda