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Scottish Natural Heritage’s recent video on the importance of bees.
More information:
- Bee decline could be down to chemical cocktail interfering with brains http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/22/chemicals-bees-decline-major-study?INTCMP=SRCH
- Bee briefing http://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RXLEm9WXrHk%3D&tabid=439
- $15 Billion Bee Murder Mystery Deepens http://www.businessinsider.com/colony-collapse-disorder-still-unsolved-lead-researcher-had-connections-to-bayer-2010-10
- “Nicotine Bees†Population Restored With Neonicotinoids Ban http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/nicotine-bees-population-restored-with-neonicotinoids-ban.php
- EPA memo reveals concern that pesticide causes bee deaths http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=79910
- Beekeepers want government to pull pesticide http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/beekeepers-want-government-to-pull-pesticide-1107701.html
- Bees in freefall as study shows sharp US decline http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/03/bumblebees-study-us-decline?INTCMP=SRCH
- Pesticide industry involvement in EU risk assessment puts survival of bees at stake http://www.corporateeurope.org/agribusiness/news/2010/11/16/pesticide-industry-future-bees
- Vanishing of Bees provide details on the EPA leaked documents http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Mrm9Y6khk
Thanks to Nazim Merchant and the World Development Movement for these links. Please add comments with other links and information.
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