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Bayer is suing the whole European Commission to overturn a ban on pesticides that are killing bees. Does Bayer have a chance?

  • Wow. Bayer has just sued the European Commission to overturn a ban on the pesticides that are killing millions of bees around the world. A huge public push won this landmark ban only months ago -- and we can't sit back and let Big Pesticide overturn it while the bees vanish. Bayer and Syngenta, two of the world's largest chemical corporations, claim that the ban is "unjustified" and "disproportionate." But clear scientific evidence shows their products are behind the massive bee die-off that puts our entire food chain in peril. Just last month, 37 million bees were discovered dead on a single Canadian farm. And unless we act now, the bees will keep dying. We have to show Bayer now that we won't tolerate it putting its profits ahead of our planet's health. If this giant corporation manages to bully Europe into submission, it would spell disaster for the bees. Sign the petition to tell Bayer and Syngenta to drop their bee-killing lawsuits now. The dangerous chemical Bayer makes is a neonicotinoid, or neonic. Neonics are soaked into seeds, spreading through the plant and killing insects stopping by for a snack. These pesticides can easily be replaced by other chemicals which don’t have such a devastating effect on the food chain. But companies like Bayer and Syngenta make a fortune from selling neonics -- so they’ll do everything they can to protect their profits. The EU banned these bee-killers this past May, after a massive public campaign and a clear scientific finding from the European Food Safety Authority that neonics pose huge risks to bee populations. Bayer fought against the ban every step of the way, using tactics taken from Big Tobacco -- pouring millions into lobbying and fake science to stop decision-makers from taking action.

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    I hope not, pesticides are dangerous!

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This article might give some support to the Bayer point of view, here an excerpt: "Bee deaths are not to be taken lightly. But the technology-intensive agricultural industry certainly provides an easy target for those who want to “do something yesterday,” without any regard to balancing costs and benefits and regardless of the long-term consequences. As the British Bee Keeper Association recently warned, rushing to ban neonics, when the evidence remains contradictory, could well do more damage than good, as other pesticides, some known to be more harmful to bees, would of necessity be reintroduced. The EPA is now addressing the issue, sending a research team to California where more than 1.6 million hives are needed every spring. Let science—and scientists—do their work." Source and further information: "Science Collapse Disorder -- The Real Story Behind Neonics And Mass Bee Deaths - Forbes by Jon Entine" http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/04/11/science-collapse-disorder-the-real-story-behind-neonics-and-mass-bee-deaths/2/

iwnit

The makers of Zyklon B? Gee, poor Bayer.

anonymous

If they really are one of the reasons honey bees are dying off, I certainly hope not.

J and B

Obviously, the president of Bayer is allergic to bee stings.

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bees are evil...kill them with fire

Spengo

If you will go back in time and check the news about bees, you will discover stories about killer bees. These bees actually attack and kill people. In the western world, these bees (originally African) started out in South America, came up through Central America over a period of about 20 years, up into Mexico. All the time attacking and killing people. When they got to the Rio Grande, they disappeared. For the past 10-15 years, there have been very few if any reports of killer bees attacking anyone in the USA. What happened, no one knows. But, these bees should have hybridized with the honey bee and continued the migration north and be in Canada and Europe by now. So, here are the points I would like to make. Whatever happened to the bees is probably based upon a decision to protect the public from killer bees. If the government had not done it, individuals would have done it, and in the process there wouldn't have been any bugs north of the border. The second point is that the honey bee would have been hybridized an been an aggressive bee by now and that would not have been the scarce but gentle bee that you have now. So, as bad as it is now, it would have been worse if there were plenty of bees. Another point is that food production never took a hit that was claimed. What happened is that bee keepers have to be better stewards of their hives. This is just another politically correct faction hyping up the public on an issue. The public thinking is bee=honey=sweet=good, and that is as deep as it gets.

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