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White House makes bid to save honeybees but ignores toxic pesticides
Plan makes millions of acres of federal land more bee-friendly but does not ban the use of neonicotinoids which research shows are closely linked to bee life loss The White House has announced an ambitious plan to “promote the health of honeybees and other pollinators” in the United States in… Read More
Chemo for the Planet
What’s the best way to reduce the chances of climate change wreaking havoc on Earth? The most obvious answer — one we’ve known for years now — is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide we’re pumping into the atmosphere. This can be done, for instance, by putting a price… Read More
U.S. Plan to Help Bees Focuses on More Land
The U.S. government will make federal lands more friendly to bees, monarch butterflies and other pollinators, according to a White House action plan to take action to help bees, released today. Stopping short of outright banning pesticides harmful or deadly to bees, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a more… Read More
Meat industry has a cow over US dietary guidelines
The US meat industry is fighting a call for more plant-based diets and a potential government policy shift on dietary guidelines A nationwide food fight is heating up after the US government accepted final public comments this month on a scientific advisory report recommending Americans reduce their meat consumption for… Read More
Hillary Clintons State Department Staff Kept Tight Rein on Records
When Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, her staff scrutinized politically sensitive documents requested under public-records law and sometimes blocked their release, according to people with direct knowledge of the activities. Hillary Clinton’s State Department Staff Kept Tight Rein on Records -Wall Street Journal 5/19/2015… Read More
To fight bee decline, Obama proposes more land to feed bees
The Obama administration hopes to save the bees by feeding them better. A new federal plan aims to reverse America’s declining honeybee and monarch butterfly populations by making millions of acres of federal land more bee-friendly, spending millions of dollars more on research and considering the use of fewer pesticides. Read More
Obama Task Force Lays Out Plan to Save Honeybees
The White House laid out a strategy Tuesday to address a surge in honeybee deaths that includes scrutinizing the effect of pesticides on pollinators and planting more bee-friendly vegetation on federal land. Obama Task Force Lays Out Plan to Save Honeybees -Wall Street Journal 5/19/2015… Read More
The White House’s “Plan Bee” Initiative Wants Us To Bee Kinder To Those Troubled Bees
In the last year, beekeepers say they’ve lost 40 percent of their honey bee colonies, according to the White House. This might not seem like a big deal, but bees pretty much make the world go around. That’s why, last July, President Barack Obama directed a special force to set… Read More
Friends of the Earth Out to Bury Earl Blumenauer
Environmental activists are throwing Rep. Earl Blumenauer under the zero-emission, biodiesel-fueled bus for openly embracing broader trade-promotion authority. Friends of the Earth is going after the Oregon Democrat both here and back home in Portlandia for endorsing a polarizing “fast-track” plan the eco-warriors perceive to be a bum deal. Friends of… Read More
The TPP Could Have Disastrous Results For The Climate, Environmental Groups Warn
A wide-reaching trade agreement between the United States and several Asian nations could have catastrophic repercussions for climate change, including giving corporations the power to sue governments that try to limit polluting industries, environmental groups say. In order to avoid dangerous climate change, scientists estimate that 80 percent of the… Read More