The Watchers - Europe bans bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides:
When will America take action?
A major victory for the world’s bee populations has been achieved in Europe, where a majority of European Union (EU) member states voted recently to ban the use of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides across the entire continent for at least two years. In an overwhelming vote of 15 to 8, these member states decided that, based on a plethora of scientific evidence, the use of thiamethoxam, clothianidin, and imidacloprid on crops is destroying bee populations, and thus must end.
The decision comes after months of deliberation over the safety of neonicotinoids, which have repeatedly been shown to be a significant, if not the primary, factor causing the global phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). . . . (more)
http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2013/05/12/europe-bans-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-pesticides-when-will-america-take-action/