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07/08/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Beekeeping activists bring 2.6 MILLION dead bees to EPA headquarters

In a glorious display of our First Amendment rights, freedom of speech and freedom to assemble peacefully, environmental activists brought the EPA headquarters a lovely gift for their hard work — 2.6 million dead bees. In June, beekeepers, farmers, food advocates and many others joined together and presented EPA officials with four million signatures demanding […]

06/27/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Study shows honeybees are starving because of Roundup

It should come as no surprise that the use of Roundup comes with many negative effects, not just on humans, but the environment. Things that live in our environment also cannot escape the consequences of Roundup. For example, a recent study published by The Journal of Experimental Biology found that Roundup actually causes honeybees to starve. […]

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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