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The island is to host a major international conservation conference next year, according to the Bermuda National Trust.
The BNT won a bid for the International Conference of National Trusts 2019, which is expected to bring 150 representatives of cons...
DATE: Dec 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It may look like a strong wind could blow it over, but a leaning tree in Pembroke is not going anywhere, its potential new owner said this week.
Gino Brangman said the festive-looking Norfolk Island pine, which sits on a plot of land owned by his unc...
DATE: Dec 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Most of the rezoning proposals sent as part of the development of a draft Bermuda Plan want the removal of conservation protections, it has been revealed.
The Department of Planning said more than 200 rezoning proposals were received as part of the c...
DATE: Dec 12, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff from Dolphin Quest Bermuda have made a presentation at an international conference on marine education in Connecticut.
Sundée Faulkner, sales and outreach manager, and Kameron Burgess, marine mammal specialist, both attended the Alliance of Mar...
DATE: Dec 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Gibbons Company is to introduce new, reusable and recyclable shopping bags in a bid to help reduce the amount of plastic waste in the ocean.
The new bags are made out of recycled plastic water bottles and are designed with an ocean theme.
They come ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The draft Bermuda Plan 2018 has been unveiled for public consultation the Minister of Home Affairs announced today.
Walter Roban said the document included ideas for neighbourhood improvement — which “may include new recreational areas and community ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Employees of Marsh and Guy Carpenter yesterday participated in a volunteer clean-up at Fort Hamilton. The effort, coordinated with support from the City of Hamilton, is part of the companies’ larger initiative to give back to the Bermuda community.
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DATE: Nov 29, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Environmental groups have backed a partnership with a US-based organisation designed to transform Bermuda’s transport and energy sectors.
Kim Smith, executive director of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, said the collaboration was...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Department of Energy would like to remind members of the public that, since October 1 2018, parts for electric vehicle charging stations and accessories are duty free.
“The incentive behind this move was to reduce the total cost of items neede...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A bicycle tour with a food twist designed to promote greener energy is to take place this weekend.
Electric bicycle company E-Tour Adventures, a specialist in electric cycle tours, has teamed up with solar energy company BeSolar to help promote alter...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan