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New Federal Report on Honey Bee Health - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, May 3, 2013) Despite the groundbreaking decision in Europe earlier this week to protect honey bees by suspending the neonicotinoid pesticides shown to be highly toxic, the  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report yesterday which fails to address the overwhelming scientific evidence of neonicotinoid-related bee death and decline. The report presents no long-term, sustainable solutions to address the current bee crisis. Instead, the report recommends further research on the role of pesticides in honey bee health, further highlighting the stymied pace of U.S. regulatory efforts. The report follows on the National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee Health, which was led by federal researchers and managers and Pennsylvania State University in October 2012. Stakeholders at the conference included industry, federal officials, scientists, beekeepers, and activists who discussed several factors pertaining to adverse pollinator heath. Parasites, disease, genetics, poor nutrition, and pesticide exposure were highlighted at the meeting as synergistic factors in the observable nationwide honey bee decline. The report recommends further research on the impacts of pesticides on bees at the colony level in the field, but does not capture the science connecting pesticides to adverse effects or the need […]

New Federal Report on Honey #Bee Health:#EPA #USDA #colonycollapse #savethebees #givebeesachance

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hole grade das mittagsjournal nach.empfehle das euch auch zu tun. #GiveBeesAChance

fast mehr presse als flashmobber. aber willi ist auch da! #GiveBeesAChance

keine zeit zum mittagessen. schnell ein honigbrot, dann los vors lebensministerium #GiveBeesAChance

Victory in Europe! EU Votes to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, April 30, 2013) A landmark decision by the European Commission on Monday means that bee-killing, neonicotinoid pesticides will experience a continent-wide ban in Europe for two years. A  15 Member States majority  supported the ban, with eight against, and four abstaining. European Health and Consumer Commissioner Tony Borg explains, “Since our proposal is based on a number of risks to bee health identified by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Commission will go ahead with its text in the coming weeks. I pledge to do my utmost to ensure that our bees, which are so vital to our ecosystem and contribute over €22 billion annually to European agriculture, are protected.” The ban comes several months after the EFSA released a report identifying “high acute risk” to honey bees from uses of certain neonicotinoid chemicals. The moratorium will begin no later than December 1 this year. “We’re happy to see the EU take a leadership role to remove from the market these chemicals associated with colony collapse disorder and hazards to bee health. We’ll continue to push the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through legal and advocacy means to follow-up with urgent actions needed to protect bees,” says […]

#Neonics banned in Europe@EPAgov All we are saying is #givebeesachance! #savethebees @pesticideaction @TrueFoodNow

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Sandrine Bélier #Givebeesachance #abeilles #alerte : Nouvelles inquiètantes: 6 Etats de l'UE sapent la proposition de suspendre 3...

#Givebeesachance #abeilles #alerte : Nouvelles inquiètantes: 6 Etats de l'UE sapent la proposition de suspendre 3...

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