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Walmart and True Value to phase out bee-killing pesticides while Ace Hardware lags behind
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and True Value have decided to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading driver of global bee declines, from company garden retail supply chains.
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Gardeners Beware: Bee-Toxic Pesticides Found in "Bee-Friendly" Plants Sold at Garden Centers Across the U.S.
New report finds 28 percent decrease in toxic pesticides in “bee-friendly” plants and shows that retailer commitments are shifting the market.
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Home Depot to phase out bee-killing pesticides
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the world’s largest home-improvement chain, has announced that it has removed neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading driver of global bee declines, from 80 p…
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Lowes commits to decisive action to protect bees and other pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth, Domini Social Investments and Trillium Asset Management praised Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides — a…
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Gardeners Beware 2014
Two-thirds of the food crops humans eat every day require bees and other pollinators to successfully produce a crop. However, the health and productivity of honey bees, bumble bees, and other pollinat…
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Gardeners Beware 2013
Bee-toxic pesticides found in “bee-friendly” plants sold at garden centers nationwide.