Chairman of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum, Mr. Jerry Butler, is in The Bahamas making the case for a transition to renewable energy: THE Bahamas has an “incredible opportunity” to diversify its economy by becoming a renewable energy exporter, a leading Caribbean expert yesterday saying it could emulate Israel’s 92 per cent penetration rate if [...]
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Sandwatch Bahamas: young people and coastal conservation on Abaco
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has highlighted the achievements of a school-based coastal conservation project on the island of Abaco in The Bahamas: Hope Town Primary School in Abaco, Bahamas has been involved in the UNESCO Sandwatch Project for over 10 years. The 60 students in this 116 year old historic, [...]
The Economist reports on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and The Bahamas’ commercial pilot project
An article in The Economist this week discusses the potential of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology, including a mention of plans to construct a commercial OTEC plant in The Bahamas: Alternative power sources are back in fashion, though, and OTEC is one of them. A range of companies, from giants such as Lockheed Martin [...]
FirstCaribbean supports Caribbean conservation
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank is providing financial support for conservation projects in three Caribbean countries: Three Caribbean islands will get a new year’s gift from CIBC FirstCaribbean in the form of support for endangered environmental projects in their different island communities. Through a partnership with Seacology, the only Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in the world [...]
Is ocean thermal energy conversion a wise choice for The Bahamas?
In The Bahamas, there is some scepticism about plans for the construction of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plants, especially since large-scale OTEC is a relatively untried alternative energy technology. One commentator writes: In the absence of any nationally adopted energy code, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) has provided us with electricity using fossil fuels. [...]
Bahamas hosts regional forum on oil drilling safety
The Bahamas recently hosted a regional forum on oil drilling safety in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico: According to an International Maritime Organization (IMO) consultant, the forum welcomed delegates from Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico and the U.S. Along with The Bahamas, each of those countries has or potentially could have oil wells off their [...]
Bush Medicine of The Bahamas
News of another book about traditional Caribbean natural remedies, this one published in The Bahamas: An ethnobotanist, a herbalist and a family counsellor have joined forces to publish one of the most comprehensive and scientific books ever on Bahamian bush medicine. Lead author Dr Jeffrey McCormack is a former faculty member at Middlebury College, and [...]
Caribbean bird conservation effort lauded as one of the top 20 projects funded by UNEP-GEF
A Caribbean bird conservation project has been listed at one of the 20 best projects funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). BirdLife International reports: Sustainable Conservation of Globally Important Caribbean Bird Habitats: Strengthening a Regional Network for a Shared Resource ran from 2003-2007, receiving around $1 million [...]
“Impact”: an environmentally inspired art exhibit in The Bahamas
Opening this Friday in Nassau, The Bahamas: Impact, an art exhibition exploring “current discourse about urban development and its impact on communities and the environment”: In her silkscreen prints and photographs, Holly Parotti captures the current development of Nassau under roadworks and Baha Mar through industrial objects such as orange cones, observing the historical change [...]
