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An environmental charity has called on the public to keep watch for a high-tech device that broke off drifting fishing equipment that washed ashore at the West End.
Part of a floating “fish aggregation device” or FAD, used to catch tuna and other ope...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Switching Bermuda to green energy will cost hundreds of millions, the Belco president has warned – but he pledged that consumers will not be hit by higher rates.
Wayne Caines also promised health and safety officers would deal with the impact of soot...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Backers of renewable energy hope the cost savings from wind-generated electricity will attract support for bringing an offshore wind farm to the island.
The environmental charity Greenrock highlighted potential savings of $17 million a year at a foru...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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