The EPA’s rules for pesticide introduction require a 15 year study of effects before widespread introduction, with re-studies handled every 15 years thereafter. That the Bush administration were to jump this process, and allow for neonicotonoid use before the safety could be established reminds us of just how much damage his policies have done to the United States. However, this has become a golden opportunity for agricultural giant Monsanto. Last year they purchased Beelogics, an Israeli company dedicated to honeybee research in the area of pest management. Combining Beelogics knowledge of the honeybee with Monsanto’s knowledge of genetic modification, it is easy to see how the paranoid may conclude that the collapse disorder was engineered, and that Monsanto plans to introduce a super-bee, by killing off the humble honey bee. In reality, Monsanto is instead covering their bases, as without honeybees, their sales of seeds such as cotton and alfalfa would plummet, costing them billions of dollars. It is easy to jump to conclusions when disaster strikes. Only by taking a reasoned, and methodical approach can the correct conclusions be reached. Due to this research, now the cause has been tentatively identified, and can be addressed. Imagine for a moment if we were to rush to conclusion, as you find over in the right-wing world. The bees would not be saved, and by the time the mistake were realized, serious and perhaps permanent damage could have happened to our food supply. This is why scientific method is so important, even when the conclusions do not mate up with your world view. Some may hate Monsanto, and see them as the evilest thing on the planet, and when the issue became apparent were eager to blame colony collapse disorder on them just as they had tried to blame it for other problems in the past. In the end, it looks very unlikely to be related to the company, and instead on a nicotine derivative introduced not too long ago and approved for use, before research was concluded, by the Bush Administration. Read more: addictinginfo.org/2013/06/25/bush-epa-rushed-approval-of-pesticide-now-tied-to-honeybee-genocide/#ixzz2YJcUmzVD The EPA’s rules for pesticide introduction require a 15 year study of effects before widespread introduction, with re-studies handled every 15 years thereafter. That the Bush administration were to jump this process, and allow for neonicotonoid use before the safety could be established reminds us of just how much damage his policies have done to the United States. However, this has become a golden opportunity for agricultural giant Monsanto. Last year they purchased Beelogics, an Israeli company dedicated to honeybee research in the area of pest management. Combining Beelogics knowledge of the honeybee with Monsanto’s knowledge of genetic modification, it is easy to see how the paranoid may conclude that the collapse disorder was engineered, and that Monsanto plans to introduce a super-bee, by killing off the humble honey bee. In reality, Monsanto is instead covering their bases, as without honeybees, their sales of seeds such as cotton and alfalfa would plummet, costing them billions of dollars. It is easy to jump to conclusions when disaster strikes. Only by taking a reasoned, and methodical approach can the correct conclusions be reached. Due to this research, now the cause has been tentatively identified, and can be addressed. Imagine for a moment if we were to rush to conclusion, as you find over in the right-wing world. The bees would not be saved, and by the time the mistake were realized, serious and perhaps permanent damage could have happened to our food supply. This is why scientific method is so important, even when the conclusions do not mate up with your world view. Some may hate Monsanto, and see them as the evilest thing on the planet, and when the issue became apparent were eager to blame colony collapse disorder on them just as they had tried to blame it for other problems in the past. In the end, it looks very unlikely to be related to the company, and instead on a nicotine derivative introduced not too long ago and approved for use, before research was concluded, by the Bush Administration. Read more: addictinginfo.org/2013/06/25/bush-epa-rushed-approval-of-pesticide-now-tied-to-honeybee-genocide/#ixzz2YJcUmzVD
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 00:44:48 +0000