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The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has described Bermuda's coral reefs as a”‘canary in the coal mine” for increased ocean acidity.
And though ocean acidity has in the past been directly linked to reduced coral growth, a new study has suggested t...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students are getting lessons on the power of their everyday decisions from Government’s Sustainable Development Unit (SDU).
The aim is to raise awareness of the SDU and the environmental, social and economic issues affecting Bermuda as part of a prog...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Environmentalist Dr David Wingate expressed concern about the safety of a South Shore construction project.
While site developers have maintained that the Grand Atlantic development is safe, the project has come under fire from the Bermuda Environmen...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Queenslander who lived in Bermuda for almost a decade is appealing to people here to help flood victims in her devastated home state.
Rosemary Featherstone told The Royal Gazette she was lucky her home was not hit by the deadly waters which have su...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Environmental group BEST says Planning experts’ opinions must be taken into account so as not to waste public money.
Earlier this week the group claimed Government spent $500,000 on reviewing entrepreneur Belcario Thomas’ proposal for an “Ibiza style...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A white-winged dove and a brown creeper were spotted in Bermuda for the first time as bird watchers carried out their annual count.
The former was identified in Smith’s Hills and the latter in Ferry Point Park as 102 species of birds were counted on ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Environmental group BEST claim attempts to get a “Ibiza-style” beach bar on Warwick Long Bay have cost Government $500,000.
In December the Development Applications Board turned down entrepreneur Belcario Thomas’ plans to build a temporary bar to cat...
DATE: Jan 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The first whales of the 2011 season were spotted off of Devonshire Bay on New Year's Day.
Documentary filmmaker Andrew Stevenson spotted the whales after friends tipped him off about their whereabouts.
Whale watching season in Bermuda is usually Mar...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Bermudian anti-whaling campaigner Laura Dakin is spending another winter fighting against Japanese whalers and helped thwart whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean.
Ms Dakin, 26, has volunteered on Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships on and off fo...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Stormy weather had brought the Island not just rain and hail, but a number of birds that rarely visit Bermuda.
According to the Bermuda Audubon Society, a variety of birds including owls and gulls have been spotted over the Island recently.
“Rarities...
DATE: Dec 30, 2010
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
