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I keep seeing this story pop up. I pray we find out what’s going on…it’s pretty scary. From Forbes:
Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation’s honeybees could have a devastating effect on America’s dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet.
Honeybees don’t just make honey; they pollinate more than 90 of the tastiest flowering crops we have. Among them: apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, celery, squash and cucumbers. And lots of the really sweet and tart stuff, too, including citrus fruit, peaches, kiwi, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, cantaloupe and other melons.
In fact, about one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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It’s called Global Climate Change.
By Mark on 05.03.07 6:40 pm
That is ridiculous, Mark. Have you even read any thing or watched any specials on the issue?
They don’t know what it is–some researchers have even stated they believe it is related to the rise in cell phones and their signals interfering with the bees.
By Terry on 05.04.07 4:12 am
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By A One anna A Two « Newscoma on 05.04.07 8:12 am
There’s an author, Steve Sherman, who says that this is all predicted in the Bible from Revelation. You might want to interview him on your show.
There’s an article about his interpretations over at
http://www.religionandspirituality.com
You’ll find it in the article: “Bee Crisis predicted in the Bible”
By John Stuart on 05.04.07 2:33 pm
Yes, cell phones could be the culprit … it certainly wouldn’t have anything to do with the Bush Administration’s illegal weakening of pesticide regulations or his other environmental atrocities.
Judge rejects Bush decision on pesticides
Ruling says that weakening of rules lacks scientific justification
By GENE JOHNSON
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A federal judge in Seattle rejected on Thursday a Bush administration decision to weaken rules governing pesticide use. He said the change reflected a “total lack” of scientific justification and that there were “disturbing indications” the administration deliberately muted dissent from government scientists.
It was the second time in recent years that U.S. District Judge John Coughenour chastised federal agencies for failing to follow the Endangered Species Act in licensing pesticides for sale.
In 2001, environmental groups sued over the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before allowing certain pesticides to be sold.
Coughenour ordered the EPA to conduct such consultations in determining whether 55 of the pesticides were likely to harm salmon.
Instead, in 2004, the administration created a new rule allowing it to ignore the “consultation” requirement of the Endangered Species Act.
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The top three major pesticide manufacturing firms, Monsanto, Dow Chemical and DuPont, gave a combined millions to the Bush/GOP campaigns.
That’s how Republican’s do business.
By Mark on 05.04.07 4:46 pm
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