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01/31/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Ethanol plant found spreading toxic waste in Nebraska town
Residents in the small town of Mead in Nebraska have been dealing with a series of health and environmental issues since 2018. These issues include a sharp foul stench polluting the air, reports of unexplained throat irritation and nosebleeds, birds and butterflies appearing disoriented and even pet dogs becoming ill. But there is no mystery as to […]
01/24/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Bee-killing pesticides threaten the global food supply
Neonicotinoids, better known as neonics, are a class of insecticides with a chemical structure that resembles nicotine – a nitrogen-containing compound present in tobacco plants. Farmers across the United States use pesticides with neonics to protect their crops from pests. But experts find that the use of neonics has disastrous consequences for food production for humans. Daniel Raichel of the […]
01/14/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Bee die-offs in Nebraska traced to pesticide-using ethanol plant
Honey bees in Nebraska have been dropping dead due to an ethanol plant that generates enormous heaps of smelly waste containing unsafe levels of pesticides. AltEn, a recycling plant based in the town of Mead, has been using pesticide-coated grains to produce ethanol, a chemical used to make biofuel. As a result, the company has been churning out massive piles […]
08/18/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Deadly pesticides STILL in use: Neonics are killing bees and birds, warn researchers
Migration is important in the life of birds. It lets them find good food, a good mate and a good nesting site. Should migration be stalled, birds risk missing all of these benefits that, more often than not, could mean life or death. In a recent breakthrough, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in Canada found […]
09/30/2019
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By Vicki Batts
Pesticides found to make bees helpless to deadly mite infestations
Bees are in danger — there’s little doubt about that. Experts are saying that the dramatic decline in honeybee populations in the United States is unsustainable. Responsible for producing $20 billion in crops across the U.S. alone, honeybees are an essential part of the agricultural industry (and the food chain). But, Big Ag hasn’t been […]
02/21/2019
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By Rhonda Johansson
Neonicotinoid exposure makes bees less social, causing them to neglect their young… experts say this could stunt the growth of bee colonies
A team of animal behavior biologists from Harvard University has tracked the exact way neonicotinoids, the world’s most commonly used insecticide, affect the behavior of bees. Their study, published in Science, highlights the dangers of using this class of neuro-active chemicals, especially as they appear to have insidious effects on vital pollinators. Using an innovative […]
09/18/2018
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By Cassie B.
Pesticides that kill bees, birds and butterflies found to be ineffective at increasing crop yields
Neonicotinoid pesticides are destroying wildlife around the world, but proponents claim that they are useful for increasing agricultural production. Of course, losing the planet’s most important pollinators is going to have an even bigger effect on the food supply and human life in the long run, and now there’s another very convincing argument against neonicotinoid […]
09/11/2018
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By Tracey Watson
Hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides at alarming rates
It’s quite simple: About 87 percent of all flowering plants are pollinated by animals, and this includes 70 percent of the planet’s most produced food crops. Bees alone are responsible for pollinating one in every three bites of food we eat. Without pollinators like bees, birds and bats, we would be faced with an overwhelming […]
09/11/2018
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By Zoey Sky
It’s not only the bees: Turkeys now being poisoned with neonicotinoid pesticides
Neonicotinoid pesticides are harming more than just honeybees. Research findings have revealed that wild turkeys are inadvertently consuming seeds coated with the pesticides. Wild turkeys have levels of neonicotinoids in their livers The study, which involved researchers from the University of Guelph in Guelph, Canada, showed that aside from non-pest creatures like honeybees, other animals are coming into contact […]
03/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Politicians join with conservation groups in calling on the EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides until a full scientific review is conducted
State politicians and conservation groups urged the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold off approval of bee-killing neonics in order to conduct a full scientific review of the pesticides involved, reported an EcoWatch article. Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Jim McGovern recently reintroduced the Saving America’s Pollinators Act, a bill that blocks new neonicotinoid insecticides while the EPA is […]
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