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Letters to the Editor

"Pass on green savings"

Pass on green savings September 27, 2011 Dear Sir, I have endeavoured to be environmentally conscious throughout my adult life but I am getting heartily sick of our larger corporations and companies touting their green credentials only when it saves ...
Sep 28, 2011
Other

"Ace celebrates Bermuda’s first LEED certification"

Ace has managed to cut its electricity bill by 12 percent compared to five years ago in the process of becoming Bermuda’s first LEED (Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design) certified building. The Ace Building, which received LEED Gold c...
Sep 28, 2011
Environment

"More than 500 volunteers take part in KBB Marine Clean-up"

The Island’s shores are cleaner after the weekend, courtesy of the Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) annual Marine Clean-Up. There were 25 locations around Bermuda targeted by beach walkers, swimmers, snorkellers and divers, with the Bermuda Sub-Aqua Club...
Sep 28, 2011
Environment

"Plan for a 10-storey building at laundromat site is turned down"

Plans for a ten-storey building on Serpentine Road have been refused planning permission due to the height of the proposed building. The building, proposed for the current site of the Quickie Lickie Laundromat, was put forward by property owner Walte...
Sep 26, 2011
Other

"Car-pooling day appears to be a success"

Environmentalists encouraging Bermudians to car pool today as part of a global campaign said this morning that this year’s effort was a “good start”. While Abbie Goodwin-Caldas and Zoë Kempe said that the majority of drivers still appeared to make th...
Sep 22, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Cloth bag conundrum"

September 20, 2011 Dear Sir, I wonder why we have to pay 99 cents for a cloth bag at the supermarket when we are saving the markets all the money they used to spend on paper bags and plastic? How easy it is to make the public feel they need to pay f...
Sep 22, 2011
Tourism

"BEST: Don’t widen Cut until there’s a tourism strategy"

The Department of Tourism needs to solidify a tourism strategy before deciding if Town Cut should be widened, according to environmental activist Stuart Hayward. Speaking out yesterday following media reports that a study on Town Cut recommended cutt...
Sep 17, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Retrograde step "

September 14, 2011 Dear Sir, Yesterday in our mailbox was a notice from the Ministry of Public Works with the new schedule of recycling dates for the rest of 2011, informing householders that there is now to be a fortnightly pick up of our “blue bags...
Sep 16, 2011
Environment

"Greenrock to introduce ‘hydration stations’ in City of Hamilton"

Eco-friendly water dispensers may appear on Hamilton’s streets, after the City approved a motion from the environmental group Greenrock to introduce ‘hydration stations’. If Greenrock’s pilot scheme proves successful, the group intends to install mor...
Sep 15, 2011
Other

"The plundering of our oceans"

The End of the Line is the world’s first major documentary about the devastating effect of overfishing on our oceans. The film shows, firsthand, the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin t...
Sep 01, 2011
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