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Bernews.com » Environment http://bernews.com Bermuda's online news magazine....a full multimedia experience! Sat, 25 May 2013 14:57:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Upcoming: 5 Gyres Lecture On Plastic Pollutionhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/upcoming-5-gyres-lecture-on-plastic-pollution/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/upcoming-5-gyres-lecture-on-plastic-pollution/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 09:59:17 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=193496 The US-based 5 Gyres Institute has travelled to the five subtropical gyres — including one encompassing the island which the environmental organisation has labelled the “Bermuda Triangle of trash” – where plastic pollution accumulates and impacts marine life, including the fisheries which are harvested to feed the world. Founded in 2009 by Ocean Scientists Dr. Marcus [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/archaeological-team-returns-to-smiths-island/feed/ 1 Wingate: Snake Population Could Be Disastroushttp://bernews.com/2013/05/wingate-snake-population-could-be-disastrous/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/wingate-snake-population-could-be-disastrous/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:32:40 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=193225 The accidental or illegal introduction of a breeding population of snakes to Bermuda could have disastrous consequences for the island’s eco-system, former Government conservation officer Dr. David Wingate told Bernews this week [May 22]. Dr. Wingate was speaking after last week’s incident when a three-foot Southern Black Racer or similar species was discovered on the Tucker’s [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/wingate-snake-population-could-be-disastrous/feed/ 6 KBB’s Annual Spring Clean: 6.3 Tons Of Litterhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/kbbs-annual-spring-clean-6-3-tons-of-litter/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/kbbs-annual-spring-clean-6-3-tons-of-litter/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:22 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=192998 KBB’s Annual Spring Clean event was a huge success this year with a 217% rise in participants over last year. 916 volunteers cleaned up in 35 locations and removed 6.3 tons of litter and debris from the local landscape. “ KBB is regaining its popularity as a community service activity that is easy to complete, [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/video-exploring-caraquet-shipwreck/feed/ 0 Dr. David Saul On “The Great Silver Rush”http://bernews.com/2013/05/dr-david-saul-on-the-great-silver-rush/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/dr-david-saul-on-the-great-silver-rush/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:06 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=192181 Former Premier Dr. David Saul will explain how some $40 million worth of silver ingots were salvaged from a British ship torpedoed off the coast of Ireland in World War Two when he gives the latest lecture in the ongoing Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] “Citizen Scientist” series. Dr. Saul is a co-founder of Florida-based [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/dr-david-saul-on-the-great-silver-rush/feed/ 1 “Sea Dragon’s” Sargasso Sea Expeditionshttp://bernews.com/2013/05/sea-dragons-sargasso-sea-expeditions/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/sea-dragons-sargasso-sea-expeditions/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:03:37 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=192130 Calling all Bermuda boaters! You are cordially invited to join the Heritage Weekend Flotilla being organised by the Bermuda Alliance for the Sargasso Sea [BASS]. On May 26 BASS wants you to join the flotilla of boats escorting the research vessel “Sea Dragon” as she departs Bermuda for the first of two Sargasso Sea expeditions. BASS’s [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/sea-dragons-sargasso-sea-expeditions/feed/ 1 Great White Mary Lee Is Back In Floridahttp://bernews.com/2013/05/great-white-mary-lee-back-in-florida/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/great-white-mary-lee-back-in-florida/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:55 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=192255 Mary Lee — the 16-foot, 3,400-pound great white shark which was in Bermuda’s waters in February — has travelled across the Atlantic back to Florida, researchers reported on Saturday [May 18]. A GPS tracker ping at 7:15 p.m. Saturday showed that Mary Lee was approximately 150 miles off Big Talbot Island near Jacksonville, according to shark [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/video-eight-week-cahow-cam-update/feed/ 0 Ombudsman Tables Environment Charter Reporthttp://bernews.com/2013/05/ombudsman-tables-environment-charter-report/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/ombudsman-tables-environment-charter-report/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:10:45 +0000 Deb http://bernews.com/?p=191879 The Ombudsman has issued a third report imploring the Government to honour the legal commitments of the UK Environment Charter that it signed in 2001 saying that one critical commitment is that Environmental Impact Assessments [EIA] – including adequate public consultation – must be done before approval of major developments. Ms. Brock delivered her 8 [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/ombudsman-tables-environment-charter-report/feed/ 1 New Wildlife Viewing Tower For Cooper’s Islandhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/new-wildlife-viewing-tower-for-coopers-island/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/new-wildlife-viewing-tower-for-coopers-island/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:52:05 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=191721 The base of the main radar tower of the former NASA Tracking Station has been refurbished the radar base as a wildlife watch tower, Minister of Environment and Planning Sylvan Richards said. “Built in 1960 the radar tower was part of an 8,000 square foot building that was used to track spacecraft during the Gemini, [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/new-wildlife-viewing-tower-for-coopers-island/feed/ 0 Special Waste Drop Off Days This Weekendhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/special-waste-drop-off-days-this-weekend/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/special-waste-drop-off-days-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:32 +0000 Deb http://bernews.com/?p=191688 The Ministry of Public Works will hold their semi-annual Special Waste Drop Off days this Friday May 17th and Saturday May 18th. A spokesperson said, “Residents may bring compact fluorescent light bulbs, old pesticides, hobby chemicals, outdated medicines or anything else with a hazardous or warning label to the Tynes Bay Waste to Energy Facility [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/special-waste-drop-off-days-this-weekend/feed/ 0 3-Foot Long Snake Found On Golf Coursehttp://bernews.com/2013/05/3-foot-snake-found-tuckers-point-golf-course/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/3-foot-snake-found-tuckers-point-golf-course/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:48:09 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=191732 A three foot long snake was found at the Tucker’s Point Resort this afternoon [May 16] and it has been transported to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and euthanized. The snake — likely a Black Racer or similar species — was found on the golf course. Officials said that “given the significant impacts that [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/3-foot-snake-found-tuckers-point-golf-course/feed/ 65 New BUEI Lionfish Exhibition, June Lecturehttp://bernews.com/2013/05/new-buei-lionfish-exhibition-lecture/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/new-buei-lionfish-exhibition-lecture/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:51:38 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=191360 Scientists, researchers and environmentalists have created a new lionfish exhibit at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] which opens today [May 15] highlighting the impact of the invasive species on the island’s marine ecosystem. Corey Eddy, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, helped to coordinate the new exhibit. As part of his doctoral [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/new-buei-lionfish-exhibition-lecture/feed/ 0 BASS To Host World Oceans Day Celebrationhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/bass-to-host-world-oceans-day-celebration/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/bass-to-host-world-oceans-day-celebration/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:25:17 +0000 Deb http://bernews.com/?p=191283 World Oceans Day encourages thousands of people across the globe to take action and promote the importance of ocean conservation. On May 31st, the Bermuda Alliance for Sargasso Sea [BASS], a collaboration of ten leading conservation and research organisations, will be celebrating the message that together we have the power to protect the ocean. The [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/may-17th-good-bugs-vs-bad-garden-seminar/feed/ 1 Two New Ring-Tailed Lemurs At Aquariumhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/two-new-ring-tailed-lemurs-at-aquarium/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/two-new-ring-tailed-lemurs-at-aquarium/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:46:45 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=190500 There are two new residents at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, & Zoo, with two Ring-Tailed Lemurs making their way to Bermuda from North Carolina. Hannah and Alice are settling into their new island home. They will be live permanently in the Madagascar exhibit and BAMZ said they “will be out and about shortly.” The lemurs [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/two-new-ring-tailed-lemurs-at-aquarium/feed/ 2 Astronaut Posts 2nd Bermuda Photo From Spacehttp://bernews.com/2013/05/astronaut-posts-new-bermuda-photo-from-space/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/astronaut-posts-new-bermuda-photo-from-space/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:45:21 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=190013 Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has tweeted another photo of Bermuda from space, saying “Bermuda is beautiful, both above and below the sea.” Last month the Commander — who is due to return to earth soon after a five month stay at the International Space Station — tweeted his first photo of Bermuda, which included a [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/astronaut-posts-new-bermuda-photo-from-space/feed/ 11 Video: Weldon Wade’s Anti-Lionfish Campaignhttp://bernews.com/2013/05/video-weldon-wades-anti-lionfish-campaign/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/video-weldon-wades-anti-lionfish-campaign/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 18:54:57 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=188810 Bermuda Ocean Explorers [BOE] president Weldon Wade is spearheading an ongoing effort at the West End of the island to keep down the numbers of invasive lionfish which pose a threat to the island’s marine ecosystem. Along with such organisations as BIOS, the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo and the Ocean Support Foundation, photographer/diver/conservationist Mr. Wade’s [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/video-weldon-wades-anti-lionfish-campaign/feed/ 31 Tim Madeiros Speaks At Miami REFF Conferencehttp://bernews.com/2013/05/tim-madeiros-speaks-at-miami-reff-conference/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/tim-madeiros-speaks-at-miami-reff-conference/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:41:34 +0000 Deb http://bernews.com/?p=189849 Tim Madeiros, CEO of Alternative Energy Systems [Bermuda] Ltd. [AES], was an invited speaker at last week’s 3rd Annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum [REFF] Latin American & Caribbean Conference hosted by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy [ACORE]. Mr. Madeiros joined speakers from Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States and [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/aquarium-saves-poisoned-juvenile-turtle/feed/ 0 National Trust Talk On Bermuda Quarryinghttp://bernews.com/2013/05/national-trust-talk-on-bermuda-quarrying/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/national-trust-talk-on-bermuda-quarrying/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 11:20:49 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=188332 A Bermuda historian once summed up the island’s quarrying tradition as well as anyone when he said “it is a great advantage when you can dig your house out of your own backyard.” And last Sunday [Apr. 27] the Bermuda National Trust hosted an open air “Trust Talk” at the new Vesey Nature Reserve in Southampton on the [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/national-trust-talk-on-bermuda-quarrying/feed/ 1 New York Explorers Club Cahow Film Screeninghttp://bernews.com/2013/05/new-york-explorers-club-cahow-film-screening/ http://bernews.com/2013/05/new-york-explorers-club-cahow-film-screening/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:56:47 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=188047 New York’s famed Explorers Club is hosting a screening on Tuesday [May 7] of author/filmmaker Deidre Brennan’s “Bermuda’s Treasure Island”, describing the documentary about the quest to save the critically endangered Cahow as “one of the great conservation success stories of our time.” Ms Brennan — who produced the film in 2005 — will be attending [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/05/new-york-explorers-club-cahow-film-screening/feed/ 0 Bermuda Blue Halo Children’s Writing Contesthttp://bernews.com/2013/04/bermuda-blue-halo-childrens-writing-contest/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/bermuda-blue-halo-childrens-writing-contest/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:09:46 +0000 Deb http://bernews.com/?p=187522 The Bermuda Blue Halo is holding a writing contest which will will run until May 10th and is open to all students between 7 and 16 years of age. Students can write either an essay or poem, but the length of entries must not be longer than 1000 words. Submissions can either be sent to [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/bermuda-blue-halo-childrens-writing-contest/feed/ 0 Report On Extinct Bermuda Woodpeckershttp://bernews.com/2013/04/report-on-extinct-bermuda-woodpeckers/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/report-on-extinct-bermuda-woodpeckers/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:09:39 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=187378 The story of a long-extinct Bermuda woodpecker which may have survived until the colonial era is highlighted in the current issue of a major US scientific journal. The March, 2013 edition of “Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington” includes an account of the Bermuda Flicker — or Colaptes oceanicus — by the Smithsonian Institution’s [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/report-on-extinct-bermuda-woodpeckers/feed/ 3 Video: Cahow Cam Project Soars In First Weekhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/video-cahow-cam-project-soars-in-first-week/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/video-cahow-cam-project-soars-in-first-week/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:13:04 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=187181 The “Cahow Cam Project” has soared since being officially launched on Earth Day [Apr. 22], attracting hundreds of viewers to its video posts on Bermuda’s critically endangered national bird. A joint initiative between Ascendant Group Limited, the Ministry of Environment & Planning, LookBermuda/LookFilms and North Rock Communications Ltd., the long-planned project is online and available for [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/video-cahow-cam-project-soars-in-first-week/feed/ 1 Clyde Roper’s Quest For The Giant Squidhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/clyde-ropers-quest-for-the-giant-squid/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/clyde-ropers-quest-for-the-giant-squid/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:34:24 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=185621 One of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s most eminent international advisors, Dr. Clyde Roper has been called the Ahab of the squid world. Like the whale-obsessed captain of the “Pequod” in Herman Melville’s 1851 novel “Moby-Dick”, Dr. Roper’s pursuit of another legendary leviathan has taken him around the world several times: onto the decks of storm-tossed [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/clyde-ropers-quest-for-the-giant-squid/feed/ 0 Exploring Wreck Of Civil War Blockade Runnerhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/exploring-wreck-of-civil-war-blockade-runner/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/exploring-wreck-of-civil-war-blockade-runner/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:25:48 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=184492 Bermuda’s Department of Conservation Services and the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute take viewers on a guided tour of one of the island’s most intriguing shipwrecks in this recently posted video. An elusive ship of multiple identities, most often operating under the names “Nola”, “Gloria”, “Paramount” and “Montana”, she was a blockade runner during the American Civil [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/exploring-wreck-of-civil-war-blockade-runner/feed/ 0 NOAA On The Volcanic Origins Of Bermudahttp://bernews.com/2013/04/noaa-on-the-volcanic-origins-of-bermuda/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/noaa-on-the-volcanic-origins-of-bermuda/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:22:55 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=186063 Bermuda has long been known to sit atop an extinct, mid-ocean volcanic seamount but geologists remain divided on why and when the eruptions which gave birth to the island took place. An extensive study by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] looked at the conflicting theories on the island’s volcanic origins in 2009. [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/noaa-on-the-volcanic-origins-of-bermuda/feed/ 1 Bermuda Humpbacks Feature In New Studyhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/bermuda-humpback-whales-feature-in-new-study/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/bermuda-humpback-whales-feature-in-new-study/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:15:04 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=186304 Research published this week in the journal “Science” involving a population of humpback whales which spends time in Bermuda’s waters every year adds further evidence to the theory the giant mammals are able to learn from one other, in this case passing on a hunting technique suited to a particular type of prey. The authors [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/bermuda-humpback-whales-feature-in-new-study/feed/ 0 April’s Full Moon Illuminates The Night Skyhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/aprils-full-moon-illuminates-the-night-sky/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/aprils-full-moon-illuminates-the-night-sky/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:02:01 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=186240 April’s full moon is traditionally called the “pink moon” – with the pink in the name not referring to the moon’s actual colour, but to wild pink phlox, one of the earliest flowers of spring. In ancient times, seasons were best tracked by full moons, and they were originally named by Native American tribes in [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/aprils-full-moon-illuminates-the-night-sky/feed/ 2 BELCO Donates $1000 To Zoological Societyhttp://bernews.com/2013/04/belco-donates-1000-to-zoological-society/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/belco-donates-1000-to-zoological-society/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:25:54 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=185929 BELCO will donate $1000 to the Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] on behalf of 115 employees who participated in the company’s Earth Day activities this week. This year, BELCO celebrated Earth Day by promoting a sustainable travel ‘GreenUp” Challenge that encouraged employees to car pool, cycle, walk or use public transportation to get to and from [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/belco-donates-1000-to-zoological-society/feed/ 2 Official Opening Of Vesey Nature Reservehttp://bernews.com/2013/04/official-opening-of-vesey-nature-reserve/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/official-opening-of-vesey-nature-reserve/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:36:42 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=185226 Various dignitaries attended yesterday’s [Apr 22] official opening of The Vesey Nature Reserve in Southampton including Governor George Fergusson, Minister of Environment and Planning Sylvan Richards, Minister of Public Works Trevor Moniz and the Minister of Education Nalton Brangman. The 8-acre property was donated to Buy Back Bermuda by Sharon Vesey in 2009 and has [...]

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]]> http://bernews.com/2013/04/official-opening-of-vesey-nature-reserve/feed/ 1 Videos: Earth Day Student Video Contest Winnershttp://bernews.com/2013/04/videos-earth-day-student-video-contest-winners/ http://bernews.com/2013/04/videos-earth-day-student-video-contest-winners/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:47:16 +0000 Bernews http://bernews.com/?p=185101 Greenrock and the Bermuda National Trust announced the winners in this year’s Earth Day Student video competition, with students from BHS, Dellwood and Warwick Academy making the top three. This year there were 12 videos submitted, and 35 students were involved from public and private schools across the island. The competition gives students a voice [...]

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