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26 November 2014

World Bank will only fund coal projects in cases of 'extreme need' due to the risk climate change poses to ending world poverty, says Jim Yong Kim

The World Bank will invest heavily in clean energy and only fund coal projects in "circumstances of extreme need" because climate change will undermine efforts to eliminate extreme poverty, says its president Jim Yong Kim.

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26 November 2014

Today [25-Nov] Bermuda Engineering launched a do-it-yourself solar kit designed exclusively for the Bermuda market. Greenrock welcomes the launch of the kit, which is on sale at the special launch price of $2,500 until 28 November and has an expected productive lifespan of 25+ years. Once installed, the solar PV panels should pay for themselves many times over in savings on electricity bills.  The press release reads;

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07 November 2014

Bermuda’s Annual Beachfest Emancipation Celebration, hosted by The Chewstick Foundation, is one of Bermuda’s largest events; held annually on Emancipation Day during the festive Cup Match holiday period. Chewstick’s goal, in hosting the event, which they started to do around 9 years ago, was to bring the scattered groups of friends and families together, uniting everyone in one large event, instead of many disconnected gatherings.

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07 November 2014

Government has finally released the results to the Blue Halo public consultation that was held last year.

The Future of Bermuda's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) report dated 11-Nov-2014 is the outcome of the public consultation which took place between Sep 3 and Oct 31, 2013. It is published by the Sustainable Development Department of Bermuda Government.

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06 November 2014

Why has the price of oil been so volatile?

Oil prices have dropped 29% since June 2014. This short video from the BBC explains why;

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