Monday, 6 August 2018

Hardly the Bee's Knees

News that the US government is to remove the ban on neonicotinoid insecticides is worrying (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/04/trump-administration-lifts-ban-on-pesticides-linked-to-declining-bee-numbers). These chemicals not only reduce the numbers of bees but have also been shown to profoundly disrupt the behaviour of these essential pollinators. Science seems to have little relevance in much of environmental decision making. Who speaks loudest seems to get the decisions.

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