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A US expert has arrived on the island to speed clean-up efforts stemming from a gas leak at the Rubis facility in St George’s in March, the Government has confirmed. John Wilson flew in at the request of the Ministry of Environment. “It is expected...

Keep Bermuda Beautiful is encouraging the community to help clean up the island ahead of the 35th America’s Cup. As part of the Clean Up for the Cup campaign, KBB is inviting individuals or teams to participate. The charity mailed one trash bag to ...

Government has defended the decision to relocate turtles from the Great Sound during the America’s Cup after questions were raised by Greenrock. In a statement this afternoon, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of the Environment said: “It is well known ...

A plan to relocate sea turtles in advance of the America’s Cup has sparked concerns from environmentalists about the impact on the animals’ health. The plan is intended to protect turtles from the heavy marine traffic anticipated in the Great Sound. ...

Newlyweds Dario and Sabine Schwoerer set aside four years to sail the world and climb the highest mountain on every continent. Things did not work out quite as they had planned. The Swiss couple are still sailing 15 years later, with five children i...

It is not unusual to be handed a bag, set of cutlery, straw and cup all made of plastic during a single lunch trip in Bermuda. The environmental group Plastic Tides is hoping to put an end to the practice and even has aspirations to see Bermuda go vi...

There are sounds most of us have grown to accept as a part of daily life: emergency sirens, the roar of a jetliner taking off, engines of all types revving up in heavy traffic, not to mention the ear-splitting vibrations coming from huge speakers at ...

Roland Lines went out to sea to look for some of the biggest animals in the ocean but ended up finding some of the smallest. Mr Lines was out whale watching on Challenger Bank with his friends Camilla Stringer and Rachel van de Weg on Saturday but de...

A collection of historic, scientific drawings depicting Bermuda’s sea life have gone on display in New York. The exhibition at The Drawing Centre, entitled Exploratory Works: Drawings from the Department of Tropical Research Field Expeditions, featur...

Respected architect and committed environmentalist Julia van Beelen has been remembered as a devoted mother and a force of nature. Mrs van Beelen suffered a sudden illness while at work last week and passed away in hospital on Monday morning at the a...

The winners of the National Trust’s Earth Day student video competition have been crowned. The contest attracted 24 video entries that focused on a wide range of environmental topics from local food to remarkable trees and involved a total of 75 stud...

Is climate change real? Is it caused by humans or does it occur naturally in our environment? There is a growing gap between what scientists find and what the general public thinks about progression of climate change. This blog seeks to explore the e...