A new federal report looks at why nearly a third of honey bee colonies in the United States have been wiped out since 2006. Original post on billmoyers.com Comments on reddit.com
Environmentalists hailed a Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A vote in the EU means the European Commission will ban pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
As part of a study on impacts from the world’s most widely used class of insecticides, nicotine-like chemicals called neonicotinoids, American Bird Conservancy has called for a ban on their use as seed treatments and for the suspension of all applications pending an independent review of the products’ effects on birds, terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, and other wildlife. Original post on abcbirds.org Comments on reddit.com
A mysterious ailment appears to have expanded drastically in the past year, wiping out as many as half of the hives needed to pollinate much of America’s produce. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
They pollinate most of our favorite fruits — and their extermination could set off a global food crisis Original post on salon.com Comments on reddit.com
LYON/PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides.In Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Domestic cats in the United States kill billions of birds and mammals a year, according to a new report, a rate that is much higher than previous estimates. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
US Farm Bill, sponsored by Monsanto gives them total control of agriculture, deregulates GMO, and cuts food stamps to the poor. Scrap the Farm Bill, a dangerous hand over of power to Monsanto. Original post on politicolnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Campaigners say the conclusion by the European Food Safety Authority is a ‘death knell’ for neonicotinoid pesticides Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
And pressure mounts for the EPA to do something about it. Original post on motherjones.com Comments on reddit.com
Thousands of people in the Asian island nation of Sri Lanka have been struck by a mysterious and deadly form of kidney disease. A new study points to a likely cause: pesticides and fertilizers. This story was reported as part of a joint investigation with the Center for Public Integrity. Original post on theworld.org Comments on reddit.com
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Scientists with the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have re-created the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder in several honeybee hives simply by giving them small doses of a popular pesticide, imidacloprid. Bee populations have been dying mysteriously throughout North America and Europe since 2006, but the cause behind the decline, known as Colony Collapse Disorder, has eluded scientists. However, coming on the heels of two studies published last week in Science that linked bee declines to neonicotinoid pesticides, of which imidacloprid is one, the new study adds more evidence that the major player behind Colony Collapse Disorder is not disease, or mites, but pesticides that began to be widely used in the 1990s. Original post on mongabay.com Comments on reddit.com
In a spring ritual as old as life itself, Steve Ellis’ bees return to their hives day after day loaded with pollen from the dandelions and flowering trees that are in full bloom across central Minnesota Original post on tribune.com Comments on reddit.com
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have discovered ways in which even low doses of widely used pesticides can harm bumblebees and honeybees, interfering with their homing abilities and making them lose their Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
The first study conducted in a natural environment has shown that systemic pesticides damage bees’ ability to navigate Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on digg.com
PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has agreed to plead guilty to charges in federal court and pay $4.5?million in fines in two incidents that date to 2008. That year, the company recalled packages of wild birdseed coated with pesticides that were toxic to birds. Original post on patch.com Comments on reddit.com