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Costco urges suppliers to limit use of bee-killing pesticides on garden plants
Friends of the Earth urges retailers to address bee-killing pesticides in food supply WASHINGTON, D.C. — Costco (NYSE: COST) debuted the news that it will take steps to address bee-killing pesticid…
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EPA botches bee-toxic pesticide risk assessments
Friends of the Earth calls for agency to ban neonicotinoid pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its preliminary pollinator risk assessment for…
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EPA pollinator plan does not go far enough to protect bees
Friends of the Earth calls for agency to suspend bee-toxic pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final Policy to Mitigate the Acute Risk to Bees…
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Buyers Bee-ware: Municipal Purchasers’ Guide to Protecting Pollinators
This report outlines how government agencies and institutions can change their purchasing policies and practices to protect honey bees and other pollinators
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Organic standards will exclude next generation of GMOs
It’s critical that organic standards treat new types of genetic engineering that are rapidly entering our food and consumer products as rigorously as the first generation of GMOs.
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119,662 Americans: Give rusty patched bumble bee endangered status
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers granting Endangered Species Act protection to the rusty patched bumble bee, groups are taking the fight to their front door. Friend…
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Bee Safe Gardening Tips
Plant bee-friendly plants using only organic starts or untreated seeds in organic potting soil for your home vegetable and flower gardens to help provide safe food and habitat for bees.
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Can Organic Farming Feed the World?
Compared with industrial agriculture, organic farming is less energy intensive, helps pollinators and other beneficial insects flourish and promotes biodiversity.
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Can organic feed the world?
Join us to hear from top scientists and thought leaders on the science of sustainable food production and a comprehensive approach to creating a healthy, resilient food system to feed all people, now…
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Dirt, Democracy and Organic Farming: A recipe for feeding the world
Feeding the world is not about increasing how many bushels of grain we can grow, it’s about dirt, democracy, and our diets.