bermuda_agricultureBoth the island’s agricultural sector and its arable land reserves are in a state of crisis and risk becoming obsolete unless urgent remedial action is taken, according to the findings of a newly released report.

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“The Role of Agriculture in Bermuda’s Future” is an in-depth papert, researched and prepared by Bermudian Aran McKittrick. The report seeks to summarise historic and modern challenges facing the agricultural industry and Bermuda’s dwindling stock of arable land. The island has lost an estimated 87% of its agricultural land in the last eighty five years, ...

walter-roban-nov-5-2010After yesterday’s [Nov 5] Throne Speech Minister of Environment, Planning & Infrastructure Walter Roban spoke, addressing various matters including coral reefs, planning applications, water resources, energy conservation and more.

solar-energy-panel-bermuda-620x4111Local company Alternative Energy Systems (Bermuda) Ltd. (AES) has installed enough solar power systems to generate a record 50 kilowatts of power for homes in Bermuda.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a 25 year period, 50 kilowatts of solar energy could offset the emission of more than a thousand tons of dangerous pollutants including carbon dioxide (CO2), which is a major contributor to global warming.

48233a1It would cost $300 million to transfer the country's electricity supply underground.

But even if the public were willing to fund this through higher bills, it would still not guarantee a storm-proof supply.

Renewable, underground and overground supplies are all vulnerable to the force of nature, say experts.

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