Thursday, August 26, 2010

recyclenewRecycling in Bermuda


by Felix Tod


Here in Bermuda, we hope you are recycling your cans and bottles into the blue bags each week. This program has proved successful for Bermuda, but looking at other small jurisdictions, we can still see Bermuda is well behind many other countries in recycling.

 

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Solar_Roadways

Solar Roadways: The Prototype

 

Source: The Conscious Media Network

 

The Solar Roadways project is working to pave roads with solar panels that you can drive on. Co-founder Scott Brusaw has made some major steps forward since 2007, so he was visited again earlier this year for an exclusive update on the project, including the first ever video recorded of the Solar Roadways prototype

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

solar_thermal_collectorSolar Bermuda launches panels adapted for Island roofs

 

The Royal Gazette - July 25, 2010

 

A solar panel used to heat hot water tanks has been specially adapted to meet the needs of the Bermuda market.

 

The Silmline Solar Thermal Collector Hot Water System, which was designed by Solar Bermuda Ltd. in partnership with vendor and overseas partner Heliodyne, is a modification on the original model which was launched about five years ago.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

phone_books_croppedIt's Time to Recycle Your Old Directory

 

From Bermuda Yellow Pages

 

As part of our annual recycling effort, Bermuda Yellow Pages will be collecting the 2009/2010 Bermuda Telephone Directories in Hamilton on four days.


Aug 18th & 19th (Rain Date: Aug 20th)

Aug 25th & 26th (Rain Date: Aug 27th)

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

going_green_wide

Why is Sustainable Living so important for Bermuda?

 

Going Green - Third Edition, 2010

 

Do you ever wonder what life will be like in Bermuda 10, 20, or even 50 years from now? Will we still be heavily dependent on foreign oil to fuel our vehicles and generate electricity? Will anyone know what a Bermuda orange, peach or watermelon looks or taste like?

 

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sustainability

Sustainable Development: Round Table Discussion


The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Newsline - July 2010

 

Recently the Government’s Sustainable Development Committee provided an open forum for discussion of the BP Oil Spill at BUEI. Moderator for the evening, Mr. Richard Winchell provided an overview of the panelists and their views. Overall the group was cautiously optimistic that Bermuda will not be drastically affected.

 

 

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Bio-diesel from Sargasso Sea Algae

 

A Bermuda Environmental Alliance Production

 

Bermuda's Sargasso Sea marine algae could revolutionize the fuel of the future. Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the most productive algae in Bermuda to make Biodiesel.

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Friday, July 16, 2010

lightbulbBELCO Asks For Energy Conservation

 

BERNEWS - July 16, 2010

 

Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO) is urging all residential and commercial customers take steps to conserve energy from now until the Cup Match holiday. Through 28 July, BELCO will be doing maintenance work on several engines, while the process of commissioning its three new gas turbine engines continues.

 

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Monday, July 05, 2010

pocket-ashtray-620x3481KBB Launches Cigarette Litter Prevention

 

BERNEWS - July 5 2010

 

Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) kicked off its campaign to reduce the impact of cigarette butt litter within the City of Hamilton, with July 2nd being proclaimed Cigarette Litter Prevention Day by Charles Gosling, Mayor of the City of Hamilton. At Friday night Happy Hour hosted by the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, volunteers from the BePro group handed out KBB-branded pocket ashtrays to the crowd.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

FACEBOOK-ICON New Feature: Facebook “Like” Button On Site

 

We have increased our social media integration in the form of a Facebook ‘Like’ button directly on this website.

 

The 'Like' button is located to the right, and it’s a simple one click to become a fan, just like in Facebook.

 

If you ‘Like’ Greenrock, we would greatly appreciate the ‘click’.

 

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