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Steps to regulate the importation and use of pesticides were welcomed as “long overdue” by the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Task Force
The move, announced this month by Kim Wilson, the health minister, would consolidate oversight under one m...
DATE: Nov 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A seniors’ residence with ten apartments has been proposed for a site just outside Hamilton.
The planning application by the Bermuda Real Estate Investment Trust, run by physician Kyjuan Brown, was posted this month and shows designs which include a ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Most of Bermuda would be underwater if the ice on earth were to melt, young people were warned yesterday.
Bermudian environmental scientist and PhD candidate Andreas Ratteray said: “If we were to melt all the ice on the planet, the sea levels would ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s
second annual Youth Climate Summit starts today and reporter Sekou Hendrickson sat down with two presenters to discuss their experiences in the field.
From a young age, activist Rayne Sullivan un...
DATE: Nov 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A sailboat that washed ashore during a recent hurricane has been removed as part of a collaborative effort to clean up the island’s inshore waters.
The vessel has been left abandoned at Stone Crusher Corner on Kindley Field Road, St George’s.
Environ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Power company Belco has welcomed a Throne Speech commitment by the Government to update air quality legislation.
Wayne Caines, the utility firm’s president, added that residents must work together to tackle pollution.
He said: “Belco is committed to ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Christmas trees are likely to be harder to find this year as a number of regular suppliers are not importing the seasonal fixture.
Sousa’s Gardens and Landscape Management is among the importers who have decided against bringing in trees.
Jeff Sous...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Belco has failed to confirm or deny whether there are levels of air contaminants surrounding its Pembroke plant that exceed the UK limits with which Bermuda aims to align under new air quality laws.
The UK Air Quality Objective sets the maximum numb...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The earth is being plunged into “climate chaos”, according to prominent members of the community who are calling on people to take steps to protect the environment.
Anne Hyde, a former executive director for environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beauti...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sustaining the interest of young Black men interested in the environment is the next goal of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, the head of the charity said.
Karla Lacey, the chief executive officer of BUEI, said that the institute wanted ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson