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| Bee illustration copyright Roxana Villa |
Thankfully, there is a lot of activity surrounding the topic of neonicitinoids recently.
The public is riled up and folks are feeling pressure to act.
Region 1 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which covers the northwestern U.S., announced they would phase out the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on their national wildlife refuge system lands. They plan to fully phase out use by 2016.
In late July, the USFWS Leadership Team decided to ban both neonicotinoids and genetically engineered crops on all national wildlife refuges throughout the U.S. They’ll begin phasing out the use of genetically engineered crops to feed wildlife, eliminating them by January 2016. The same goes for neonicotinoid pesticides. The decision comes after a number of legal challenges from environmental groups, who argued that genetically engineered crops are often accompanied by increased pesticide use.
The Vermont Law School has designated its first neonicotinoid-free
campus in The BEE Protective Campaign
AND
Home Depot has just announced a requirement that all of its suppliers must
mark and indicate neonicitinoid use on any plant materials. Industry buzz also suggests
that we'll see something similar from Lowe's very soon.
In late July, the USFWS Leadership Team decided to ban both neonicotinoids and genetically engineered crops on all national wildlife refuges throughout the U.S. They’ll begin phasing out the use of genetically engineered crops to feed wildlife, eliminating them by January 2016. The same goes for neonicotinoid pesticides. The decision comes after a number of legal challenges from environmental groups, who argued that genetically engineered crops are often accompanied by increased pesticide use.
The Vermont Law School has designated its first neonicotinoid-free
campus in The BEE Protective Campaign
AND
Home Depot has just announced a requirement that all of its suppliers must
mark and indicate neonicitinoid use on any plant materials. Industry buzz also suggests
that we'll see something similar from Lowe's very soon.
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| Bird illustration copyright Harpyja |
I recently read this article about the impact of neonicitinoids on the BIRDS. And why not?
If they eat the insects that have been exposed to neonicitinoids,
then they surely ingest the same cocktail of chemicals.
Read the article by CBC News here: Birds and Neonicitinoids
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| Corn illustration copyright Bill Mayer |
Several weeks ago, Mexico took away Monsanto's permit to grow genetically engineered
Roundup Ready soybeans in Mexico.
Why?
Evidence presented to the judge
argued that these soy crops threatened
honey production and health in
the Yucatan peninsula in a number of ways,
including risking damage to
humans, soil, water, and bee colonies.
In addition, they argued that
honey potentially contaminated by GE crops
would be difficult to sell in
Europe.
Read more about it in this Guardian article here.
Don't be silent about pesticides that are harmful to our environment.
Our voices are being heard.
Don't be silent about pesticides that are harmful to our environment.
Our voices are being heard.
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