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Phase one of refurbishments to the Tynes Bay waste incinerator is now complete.
And Government said that waste that was stockpiled at Morgan’s Point while the work was being done, is to be removed by mid-August.
According to the Ministry of Public Wo...
DATE: Jun 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government needs your help in tracking two recently introduced species of lizard.
The Department of Conservation Services within the Ministry of Public Works yesterday advised that two geckos, the Mediterranean or Turkish gecko, (Hemidactylus turcicu...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute marked World Oceans’ Day yesterday by donating several educational DVDs to the Island’s schools.
The DVDs all focus on Bermuda’s oceans, exploring the history and future of the Island’s waters, as well as ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ascendant Group Limited employees volunteered their time to help cull invasive species at Nonsuch Island.
Twenty volunteers from Belco, PureNERGY and Sigma Corporate Services worked with conservation officer Jeremy Madeiros and facilities manager Bi...
DATE: Jun 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess said there was “no hard evidence” to suggest a new sustainable business could convert the Island’s waste into power.
Bermuda Environmental Energy Sustainable Group (BEESG) has put forward proposals to build a gen...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Belco has been awarded planning permission to expand its central plant. Four new generators and a 213ft (65m) exhaust stack are to be built according to plans recently approved by the Development Applications Board. The first two generators and the s...
DATE: May 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Sand and dust from an industrial site is causing chaos for a Warwick woman who claims it is turning a profit at the expense of neighbours.
Tanya Boyles-Raynor says that a sand sifter at nearby Dynamic Excavating on Quarry Hill is causing clouds of sa...
DATE: May 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students from Bermuda College and St John’s University, New York, are taking part in a ten-day course about the Island’s environment at Bermuda’s Aquarium. Discover Bermuda, organised by the Department of Conservation Services, is funded by a private...
DATE: May 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Lionfish are in the waters surrounding the Island for good but their population can be controlled, according to Chris Flook of the Bermuda Aquarium.
He said that measures intended to reduce the invasive fish’s local population have helped keep the sp...
DATE: May 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction on the Grand Atlantic site continues to worry some Warwick residents, who fear the development will cut off public access to the nearby beach
And while some still question the stability of the cliff face only a short distance from the si...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
