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03/09/2018 / By David Williams

FOOD COLLAPSE imminent? Researchers create “robobees” as last ditch effort to compensate for collapsing bee populations

The invention of robot bees – robobees, for short – could be the long-awaited solution to all sorts of problems caused by the dwindling bee population all around the world. Just in case you haven’t heard, the world bee population has been steadily declining. As a result, a number of different environmental problems have emerged. […]

03/04/2018 / 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 […]

09/04/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Mass WIPEOUT of insects happening now across the U.K… has Earth been poisoned to death?

Drivers in the U.K. have noticed a lot fewer insects colliding with their windshields recently. This might sound like good news on the surface. After all, no one wants to kill bugs while they’re driving, and scrubbing their remains off the windshield isn’t the most pleasant task, either. However, this absence of insects on cars […]

05/18/2016 / By Chris Draper

Neonicotinoids really are killing honeybees, EPA study admits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently admitted that neonicotinoids – a class of insecticides – can harm honeybees when used on cotton and citrus, according to an environmental risk assessment study. It’s no secret that bees are essential to the food supply. They are responsible for 80 percent of pollination, which is necessary for plant […]

03/01/2016 / By Tara Paras

Retail giant Lowe’s to stop selling neonicotinoid pesticides to help recover declining bee population

Retail home improvement chain Lowe’s has announced that it will stop selling deadly pesticides suspected of causing colony collapse disorder (CCD) and the death of honeybees worldwide. The announcement follows the moratorium on permits for these pesticides sent out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). At present, about two-thirds of the bee population worldwide is in domesticated hives. […]

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