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New Harvard Study Reveals Link Between Bee Colony Collapse Disorder and...
A new study by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) confirms what has long been feared: insecticides, in particular those in the neonicotinoid class, are causing the wide-scale collapse of bee...
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Monarch Butterfly Populations Crash 90% in 20 Years – Why Are They Not...
Shocking statistics show that Monarch butterfly populations in the U.S. have fallen roughly 90 percent since 1995. In response, a new petition is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect...
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How Monsanto is Turning an Island Paradise Into a GMO Wasteland
Monsanto is conquering one of the world’s most stunning utopias – and it’s happening right under our noses. The company is turning the picturesque island of Molokai into a GMO laboratory, and it’s...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Why Organic Cotton is the Most Ethical Choice
For those who may be unaware, there is a common and saddening epidemic that exists in today’s textile industry, where impoverished textile workers labor in cotton fields and factories around the...
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23 pollinating species in Britain have gone extinct over the last 150 years
It would appear that pollinators in Britain have been declining for a lot longer than researchers realized. Contrary to the belief that local bees and wasps only began to go extinct after World War...
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100 million roses grown for Valentine’s Day produce 9,000 metric tons of CO2
Roses may be red, but they’re definitely not green according to research from Scientific American . As millions of partners exchange bunches of red roses in the run up to Valentine’s Day , they may...
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Modular net-zero net-energy SEED Classroom to debut in Pittsburg
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8 Ways that you can help save monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies are easily recognized worldwide for their gorgeous black and orange wings, but these beauties are in danger of disappearing completely . Their numbers have dropped by 90 percent...
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12 Innovative designs featured at Brera for Milan Design Week 2015
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Benefits of organic food go far beyond vitamins and minerals, despite study...
It makes sense to this writer that organic food is a healthier option than convention produce, which is grown with synthetic pesticides and fertilizers . Take away those harmful chemicals, and...
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World’s first ‘bee highway’ protects endangered pollinators in Oslo
Bees in the capital city of Norway now have their own ‘highway’ thanks to a pioneering initiative by environmentalists protecting urban bees. Concerted efforts to sprout pollinator-friendly plants on...
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EPA finally admits popular insecticide threatens honeybees
The Environmental Protection Agency has just released a report reaffirming what researchers have been saying for years: neonicotinoid pesticides are devastating America’s bee population. The report...
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57 different pesticides discovered in poisoned honey bees
We know pesticides are killing bees and reaping devastating consequences for the world’s ecosystems – but pinpointing which ones are the biggest offenders has been difficult. Polish scientists...
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Why this city spends millions of dollars to eradicate wildflowers
Oxalis, Sourgrass , Wood Sorrel , Bermuda Buttercup , Shamrock , False Shamrock – these are just a few names for a genus of wildly prolific edible plants (aka “weeds”) which grow everywhere around the...
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Sweet desk hammock lets you take a “nap in a snap”
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Maryland governor expected to ban bee-killing pesticides in US first
The declining bee population on Earth has been linked with widespread use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids . While the chemicals have already been banned in several countries, they are...
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Six semi-autonomous trucks just drove 1,300 miles across Europe
Six semi-autonomous trucks drove together in a convoy for 1,300 miles across Europe, proving that a platoon is more efficient than a single soldier. In an experiment called the EU Truck Platooning...
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Two widely used pesticides threaten 97 percent of endangered species
America has a pesticide problem. There are no two ways about it. Although the acreage of farmland across the country is waning, pesticide use is as prevalent as ever in agriculture, in urban settings...
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Neonicotinoid insecticides kill honeybee sperm
A new scientific study adds to the growing amount of evidence that shows pesticides are harming bees . The study published this month in Proceedings of the Royal Society B is the first to look at how...
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South Carolina kills millions of bees while spraying for Zika mosquitos
The Zika virus is now officially spreading within the US , so it’s understandable that public health officials are doing all they can to try to stop the spread of the disease before it can gain a...
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