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Rubis Energy Bermuda has donated another year of fuel for education to facilitate marine conservation excursions for local schoolchildren to support conservation education programmes.
This the second year Rubis has provided 12 months’ worth of diesel...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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Environment
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Homes and businesses can now install larger solar panels without needing planning permission under new rules.
Recently approved amendments to the Development and Planning (General Development) Order 1999 allow up to 400 sq ft of solar panels to be in...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental studies should have been carried out before a SDO for Tucker’s Point was presented to legislators, according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
The group recently reiterated criticisms of Government’s handling...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Director of Energy Jeane Nikolai will this week take part in two Caribbean conferences on renewable energy as a guest speaker.
The summits, the Jamaica Power Summit in Kingston, and the Barbados Power Summit in Bridgetown, will feature disc...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sustainable Development director Charles Brown is to attend a conference in Guyana on tourism development this week.
Bermuda hosted the Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development last year.
Mr Brown will discuss a number of issues while ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Greenrock is calling for the public to pledge an “act of green” in celebration of Earth Day.
The organisation will join groups around the world to mark Earth Day 2012 on April 22.
That effort will see the creation of an online calender where individu...
DATE: Apr 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dozens gathered at City Hall on Saturday to mark Earth Hour by attending environmental charity Greenrock’s Earth Hour Expo.
The free community event started at 5pm and featured environmental documentaries and family friendly entertainment on the City...
DATE: Apr 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Hamilton will once again go dark for one hour this Saturday to celebrate Earth Hour, according to Mayor Charles Gosling.
Speaking yesterday, Mr Gosling said all non-essential lights will be turned off for one hour starting at 8.30pm to raise awarenes...
DATE: Mar 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents are being urged to switch their thinking and turn off the lights for an hour, later this month.
The March 31 move is in support of Earth Hour, spearheaded here for the past three years by environmental group Greenrock.
Acting Environment Mi...
DATE: Mar 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
You can make a difference: that was the message from panellists at the Sustainable Development Symposium hosted by CedarBridge Academy’s Social Studies Department, according to a Government press release.
Social Studies teachers, in conjunction with ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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