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The Government has pushed back at allegations that it is rubber-stamping the development of environmentally sensitive land, insisting that safeguards are in place to ensure the public is consulted on any development before the bulldozers move in.
In ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A team of Girl Scouts from the US is on the island to take part in an international clean-up operation.
The group, consisting of around 100 members, teamed up with Bermuda’s Girl Guides to clear debris from a beach and neighbouring nature reserves.
T...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Pembroke residents have urged the Government to stick by its guns after it put pressure on Belco to reduce emissions from its North Power Station.
The Opposition said that the Government must legislate comprehensive remediation programmes for affect...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Balancing commercial interests with environmental sustainability is the topic of a virtual talk taking place today.
Lanya Fanovich is a senior ecologist at the Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville in Trinidad and Tobago. The institute work...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Water suppliers warned residents to check their tanks and conserve as continuing dry weather spurs demand — with orders likely to peak around the upcoming Cup Match holiday.
Requests for water deliveries surged “tremendously” over the past month, acc...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
By the time today’s ten-year-olds are in their 50s, Bermuda will be experiencing rising sea levels, bigger and more frequent hurricanes and warmer waters if climate change trends continue.
Climate Change and Bermuda Part 1: The Science and Physic...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is putting pressure on electricity supplier Belco to reduce emissions from its North Power Station.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that the company, along with the Environmental Authority, needed to take “urgent actio...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Another charity has joined in objections to a development on land previously zoned as coastal reserve.
Janice Hetzel, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society, said in an opinion piece that further construction on formerly protected open spaces would...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People will get to hear from one of the leading ecologists in the Caribbean, Lanya Fanovitch, at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Ms Fanovitch is the senior ecologist of the Environmental Research Institute of Charlotteville, based in To...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The “desecration” of Bermuda’s environment will continue unless there is a huge public outcry to stop development of green spaces, according to the Bermuda National Trust.
The comments came after work started to clear a site on Harrington Sound Road ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes