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An emergency clean-up operation was launched in Hamilton Harbour following an oil spill on Tuesday night.
According to Marine and Ports officials, the spill reportedly occurred while ferries were being refuelled at headquarters on Front Street near t...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Environment
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The Sustainable Development Department will host a panel discussion on a proposed marine reserve later this month.
The proposal, called the “Bermuda Blue Halo” by supporters, could cover a massive portion of Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
G...
DATE: Oct 17, 2013
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Environment
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Environmentalists attempted a “takeover” of the sustainable development initiative, according to former Premier Alex Scott.
The claim has been strongly rejected by Stuart Hayward a prominent environmentalist, sustainability advocate and member of the...
DATE: Oct 16, 2013
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Environment
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A tourist this week found several dead and dying birds at Spittal Pond following a chicken culling at the nature reserve.
Tara Flanerey, who was visiting the Island from Rapid City, South Dakota, contacted this newspaper after finding dead birds at t...
DATE: Oct 16, 2013
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Environment
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The “unique treasure” of the Southlands Estate in Warwick is being readied for cleanups aimed at restoring the overgrown 37-acre site.
And the group Friends of Southlands is holding its first fundraiser this Friday to assist Government in preparing t...
DATE: Oct 14, 2013
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Environment
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Thousands of Bermudians came together in 2006 to draft Bermuda’s first national sustainable development strategy in an unprecedented consultation exercise initiated by then Premier Alex Scott.
But today Government has nothing to say about the project...
DATE: Oct 12, 2013
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Environment
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A proposed marine reserve could create hundreds of jobs and add millions to the local economy, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust.
The 2012 report titled “The Economic Impact of the Bermuda Blue Halo: An Exploratory Assessment”, found ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2013
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Environment
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Global warming could have a significant and direct impact on the Island and its residents, according to environmental group Greenrock.
A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that average sea levels will rise...
DATE: Oct 09, 2013
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Environment
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Bermuda’s birdwatchers were excited to recently spot a group of Glossy Ibis on the Island.
And while the birds have been seen in Bermuda before, one of the four birds that arrived on the Island last month has a tracking tag on its leg.
Andrew Dobson,...
DATE: Oct 07, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Bermuda’s marine ecosystem could compete with Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a world-renowned visitor attraction, according to an environmental group.
But Matt Rand of the Pew Charitable Trust said a strict embargo on commercial activity in Island...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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