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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Country-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees

B. A. Woodcock1,*, J. M. Bullock1, R. F. Shore2, M. S. Heard1, M. G. Pereira2, J. Redhead1, L. Ridding1, H. Dean1, D. Sleep2, P. Henrys2, J. Peyton1, S. Hulmes1, L. Hulmes1, M. Sárospataki3, C. Saure4, M. Edwards5, E. Genersch6, S. Knäbe7, R. F. Pywell1

Damage confirmed

Early studies of the impacts of neonicotinoid insecticides on insect pollinators indicated considerable harm. However, lingering criticism was that the studies did not represent field-realistic levels of the chemicals or prevailing environmental conditions. Two studies, conducted on different crops and on two continents, now substantiate that neonicotinoids diminish bee health (see the Perspective by Kerr). Tsvetkov et al. find that bees near corn crops are exposed to neonicotinoids for 3 to 4 months via nontarget pollen, resulting in decreased survival and immune responses, especially when coexposed to a commonly used agrochemical fungicide. Woodcock et al., in a multicounty experiment on rapeseed in Europe, find that neonicotinoid exposure from several nontarget sources reduces overwintering success and colony reproduction in both honeybees and wild bees. These field results confirm that neonicotinoids negatively affect pollinator health under realistic agricultural conditions.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6345/1393.full

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

I suppose that Obama will dictate that more of this be sprayed all across the world - he didn't kill nearly enough bees or colonies while in Office. Maybe his poor language skills confused for him the meaning of Colonies, and he wanted to destroy all 57 of the Original Colonies.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

I suppose that Obama will dictate that more of this be sprayed all across the world - he didn't kill nearly enough bees or colonies while in Office. Maybe his poor language skills confused for him the meaning of Colonies, and he wanted to destroy all 57 of the Original Colonies.

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
400 ppm = 0.04 % Meanwhile, earth's atmosphere is 20.95% oxygen. So, the CO2 isn't causing a lack of inhaled oxygen. It's also not causing a problem of too much CO2, considering every exhaled breath is 4 to 5 % CO2, on average.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

I suppose that Obama will dictate that more of this be sprayed all across the world - he didn't kill nearly enough bees or colonies while in Office. Maybe his poor language skills confused for him the meaning of Colonies, and he wanted to destroy all 57 of the Original Colonies.

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
And generally, btw

If anyone needs proof how poorly our infotainment system serves us, and how well it serves corporations: the collapse of our global ecosystems should be front-page news, if not headlines, every day. Nothing is more vital to our survival except imminent global thermonuclear warfare.

And what do we get instead?

How Russia story's shifted
The Donald Trump Jr. Russia meeting -- what we know
Trump defends Donald Trump Jr. in tweetstorm
Pink Floyd star defends his anti-Trump tour
Grisly murders stun small-town Pennsylvania
UK: Life sentences for acid attacks?
'Behead traitors,' says Erdogan, year after failed coup
Indonesia renames part of South China Sea
8 killed in soccer stadium chaos
Sexual harassment in Silicon Valley

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

I suppose that Obama will dictate that more of this be sprayed all across the world - he didn't kill nearly enough bees or colonies while in Office. Maybe his poor language skills confused for him the meaning of Colonies, and he wanted to destroy all 57 of the Original Colonies.

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Yanno, we were talking about you in chat the other day, and I think we came to the conclusion you haven't made a lick of sense in a while. Have you stopped taking meds or something??

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