BEST Bulletin – April 2017 – #25

11th Hour Racing – Eat Lionfish Chefs’ Throwdown!

11th Hour Racing is developing a project to raise awareness about the global issue of invasive species. With Bermuda hosting the 35th America’s Cup, we are focused on lionfish. Why lionfish? They are wreaking havoc on reefs in Bermuda and […]

Trump climate change policy concerns BEST

Environmental group BEST has expressed serious concern over President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back Obama rules aimed at curbing climate change. Stuart Hayward, president of the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce, said his feelings ranged from trepidation to mild […]

Southlands: a national resource or a national disgrace?

After saying for years that I must go to Southlands, I finally went. I was pretty excited. I’m not very good, but I like to take pictures and was hopeful that Southlands would provide some interesting material. It did. But […]

Greenrock, BEST rule out merger

Environmental organisations Greenrock and BEST have concluded that a formal merger of the two entities is not necessary to advance their goals. The two organisations have been in talks facilitated by the Centre on Philanthropy’s Collaboration Initiative which aims to […]

Eight steps to a healthier and more sustainable Bermuda

Did you ever get the feeling that Bermuda has outgrown its skin? For a tiny island, it seems we have adopted many of the practices common in a larger country such as the United States. We drive large SUVs to […]

Earth Hour Bermuda 2017 5K Glow Fun Walk & Run

On Saturday, March 25th the entire world will recognize Earth Hour and at 8:30 pm that night we encourage everyone to turn off all unnecessary lights in support of our local campaign.  Earth Hour reminds us that we need to […]

‘Trusting Rain’

“Trusting Rain” is a film by Kristin Alexander that shows the beauty of Bermuda as well as the historic practice of the collection and conservation of rain water through the eyes of Bermudians.  The film premiered at the Bermuda International […]

BEST Aiming For ‘Sustainable Financial Pathway’

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] said they are “very grateful to those residents who responded so quickly to their appeal for financial support,” as the “investments made will allow BEST to continue critical services while they work on a sustainable financial […]