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Environmental activist Stuart Hayward believes it is a conflict of interest to have the Department of Planning and Department of Housing under the same Minister.
Earlier this week The Royal Gazette reported Minister Walter Roban is now in charge of h...
DATE: Apr 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Earth Hour wasn’t just about switching off the lights: young Bermudians also contributed their thoughts on how to make the Island a greener place.
A student essay contest in conjunction with the event was sponsored by Belco, Greenrock and the Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A wave-monitoring buoy has been placed off the South Shore to gather information about the feasibility of wave power in Bermuda.
If studies show that it is viable, a wave energy product could produce both electricity and fresh water for Bermuda from ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Development plans for the site of Hamilton’s Old Canadian Hotel remain in limbo, according to property owner Thomas Powell.
Mr Powell last month submitted plans for mixed use development of the half-acre site at junction of Reid Street and Court Stre...
DATE: Apr 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The West End Development Corporation (Wedco) has asked Planning for retroactive approval of bus parking built on Pender Road in Dockyard.
The parking for 23 buses was built as part of the Dockyard redevelopment plan. The proposal says the Public Tran...
DATE: Apr 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Department of Energy has released an energy facts sheet it hopes will encourage the public to conserve electricity.
Bermuda has one of the highest energy consumption rates in the world, per capita. Energy usage accounts for between three and five...
DATE: Apr 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A waste-to-energy plant capable of producing ten times more electricity than Tynes Bay has been proposed to members of Government.
The facility, proposed as a replacement for Tynes Bay, would also produce agricultural-grade fresh water and process se...
DATE: Apr 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A young female harbour seal that arrived in Bermuda over the weekend died yesterday, according to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ).
The pup, believed to be about nine months old, had lost half its body weight after crossing hundreds of mil...
DATE: Apr 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A baby seal was clinging to life last night at the Aquarium after being found emaciated and exhausted off the Island's coast.
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) curator Patrick Talbot said yesterday: “If it was in a hospital, her condition would ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Homes, hotels and businesses across Bermuda were plunged into darkness to support Earth Hour’s global stand against climate change.
An “increased number” of people did their bit for the environment by switching off their non-essential lights from 8.3...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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