One of the most unique things about grassroots movements that a lot of people don’t realize is that they have the potential to pick up some pretty incredible, and oftentimes unexpected, allies as they grow in size and scope. Along the way, these new allies lend their own talents, perspectives, [...]
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In 1995, the first insecticide-producing GMO crop (corn) was officially by approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Now, nearly 25 years later, the American agricultural landscape has become a toxic, deadly minefield of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, poison-coated seeds called neonicotinoids, and other instruments of [...]
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While the United States of America has been pushing, supporting and defending a post World War II style of agriculture predicated on GMOs and chemicals, the EU has been on the front lines of protecting human health and the health of our pollinators. A recent New York Times [...]
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Analysis News about bee populations declining has been persistent year after year. “What if bees went extinct?” is now officially a question on the minds of many. Bees are the main pollinators for food crops and are responsible for about $30 billion in crops harvested annually. Without them, it will [...]
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The plight of the United States bee population has reached a fever pitch in terms of awareness in recent years, and yet few things have changed in terms of what’s being done to protect them and prevent colony collapse disorder. While environmental organizations and individual people (including actor [...]
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While politicians and lawmakers continue to put forth the image that they’re working to save the bees, the facts on the ground remain the same: America’s pollinators are dying at an alarming rate. According to a recent report from the USDA, American beekeepers lost a shocking 44% of [...]
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