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A celebrated US law school will this month host an academic conference tackling the legal options for Island nations threatened by climate change.
The Center for Climate Change at Columbia Law School announced that it would host a conference titled “...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Its arrival doesn’t get anywhere near the attention of the first long tail, but a sighting of a black sea hare is a sure sign that spring is on the way.
A 15in black hare, also known as an “undertaker”, is now on display at the Bermuda Aquarium Museu...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A dry spring has led to an increasing demand on water delivery services, but water truckers have been stalled by closures at Government water depots.
According to one trucker, Government water depots were closed four of the past six days, and while a...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Water trucking services are straining this week as lower than average rainfall has dried water tanks across the Island.
Yesterday, one local trucking service said that they were fully booked until Monday, with their phone ringing with additional requ...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A project encouraging the growing of local fruits and vegetables is getting support this summer from insurer Catlin Bermuda.
Healthy Harvest, a 2009 initiative of the Greenrock sustainable development charity, is currently seeking new locations for c...
DATE: Apr 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Farmers say they’re optimistic that a tough winter for crops is giving way to good growing conditions.
Bert Smith, of Windy Bank Farm, in Smith’s, said: “The banana crop looked really bad but it’s beginning to come back. I’ve never seen such small ba...
DATE: Apr 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Switching Bermuda from fossil fuels to renewable energy is more complex than we realise, according to scientist and author David Chapman.
“Bermuda faces interesting challenges because of its small size,” Mr Chapman told Hamilton Rotary, in a talk on ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Construction of a new building to improve the incineration process at the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility has been completed.
The two-storey building is to be used to house new equipment for processing ash, which is then mixed with cement to form ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The public are being asked to use extra caution on beaches after hundreds of jellyfish and Portuguese Man o’ War have washed up on the Island’s shores.
Yesterday, members of the public told The Royal Gazette that they saw thousands of the stinging cr...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Thousands of people enjoyed the sunshine at the 73rd Annual Exhibition yesterday.
Popular exhibits such as the rose cuttings, farm animals and kite displays returned for the event. This year 3,700 people participated in the exhibition, setting a new ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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