The American ‘allergy’ to global warming: Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention. “I don’t think there were any newspaper articles about it…
Foster’s Food Fair IGA introduces another “green” initiative
Foster’s Food Fair IGA is pleased to announce the recent recycling initiative to send cardboard bales to a company in Miami called Miami Waste Paper. Every week a container of about 40 bales weighing anywhere from 600-1100 pounds is sent…
Baby Iguanas boom in San Diego Zoo
Over the past week there has been a baby boom for the highly endangered species of the blue iguana in the San Diego Zoo, Two breeding females and their mates remain in the zoo in case the population in Cayman…
DOE appeal for public input on marine parks
The Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (DOE) are encouraging the public to speak out on the desired future state of the marine protected areas in the Cayman Islands. In a series of district meetings the findings from the Darwin…
Monitoring your electricity and water makes sense
An innovative way to save money and the Earth is now available to energy users in the Cayman Islands. A system has been developed which allows you to monitor your carbon footprint and counteract increasing operating costs for your home….
Dr. Guy Harvey speaks out on local conservation
The impending plight of the endangered Nassau grouper was highlighted in the premier showing of The Mystery of the Grouper Moon on Tuesday. Marine artist and conservationist Dr. Guy Harvey is trying to convince the Cayman Islands government to extend…
Turtle poachers thwarted in Barker’s
Small restaurateurs are risking huge fines and even jail time for buying illegal turtle meat from the black market. The stern warning comes from the Department of Environment after a joint police operation to catch poachers in Barker’s….
Obama yields on smog rule in face of GOP demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who complained the rule would kill jobs in America’s ailing…
First Marine Parks Meeting on Cayman Brac
The Department of Environment (DOE) is hosting a series of public meetings to share the results from the first comprehensive scientific review of the Islands’ marine park system. The first meeting will be held on Cayman Brac this Monday, 5…
The Mystery of the Grouper Moon to premiere in Cayman
Marine artist and conservationist Dr Guy Harvey and award-winning filmmaker George Schellenger have a strong message in their new collaboration “The Mystery of the Grouper Moon” — to convince Cayman Islands government officials to extend a ban on fishing at…
