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"Clean up Bermuda"

July 19, 2011 Dear Sir, Forty-five years ago my husband and I honeymooned on your beautiful island. We returned this month to celebrate our anniversary. The charm that distinguishes Bermuda and attracts visitors from all over the world is still ther...
Jul 25, 2011
Politics

"UBP leader tables take note motion on loss of open spaces"

United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan has urged MPs to look at strategies to address the ‘critical issue’ of diminishing open space on the Island. Mr Swan said the environment and preservation of open spaces “is of great concern” and noted that every...
Jul 18, 2011
Politics

"Energy plan aims to reduce reliance on fossil fuels"

Government today released its nine-year plan for a new energy policy in Bermuda. Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Walter Roban unveiled the White Paper on Energy. Achieving its goals, he said, “will be extremely demanding, and will ...
Jul 15, 2011
Tourism

"Proposed Park Hyatt resort is labelled ‘starkly un-Bermudian’"

Environmentalists have called for the public to voice last-minute concerns over Park Hyatt’s “starkly un-Bermudian” development plans for St George’s. The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) said it supported the idea of a hotel at ...
Jul 15, 2011
Other

"Epic dive to explore Bermuda’s Ice Age coastline"

World-class divers have successfully completed the deepest manned scuba dive in Bermuda waters, plunging 444ft on the Challenger seamount. A four-person dive team led by Tom Iliffe explored what was the edge of Bermuda at the time of the last Ice Age...
Jul 12, 2011
Environment

"Moves afoot to protect the Sargasso Sea"

Efforts to protect the Sargasso Sea are closer to fruition, according to Environment Minister Walter Roban. He said that members of the Sargasso Sea Alliance (SSA) met at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences last week, to discuss how to go about p...
Jul 11, 2011
Politics

"Bill would tackle illegal dumping and littering"

Householders will be banned from putting out their trash any earlier than 7.30pm on evenings before collection, under new regulations announced by Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess. He told the House of Assembly that Government was taking a number of st...
Jul 11, 2011
Other

"‘Reef safe’ and sun safe this summer"

We all know about slip, slap slopping to keep our skin protected from the suns rays, especially in the warmer summer months. But have you ever wondered how the chemicals in most sunscreens effect the environment? A new line of suncare products has re...
Jul 07, 2011
Other

"Conserving water is essential during a drought"

We’ve all, by now, seen the effects of the lack of rainfall we’ve had this year. If you haven’t already faced an empty tank, you know someone else who has, and probably have the number of a water truck nearby. Growing up in Bermuda, we are made aware...
Jul 07, 2011
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