An explanation for the cause of colony collapse disorder?
Last month, researchers at the University of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a study that is the first to identify a single cause of the colony collapse disorder that has been...
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The international news channel France 24 recently features two insightful debates in its program ‘Face-off’. how to enlarge penis The first one, entitled ‘Organic Food: not so wholesome?’, picks up on...
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More on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) from around the web
Another round-up of online press and research covering the debate on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the name given to an apparent global decline in the pollinating bee population. Comments and link...
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A week without pesticides (& musical gnomes)
French activists MDRGF (Movement for Rights and Respect for Future Generations) are preparing for their annual ‘Week without pesticides’ (20th-30th March). Since its debut in 2006, this Cette au leur...
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Agriculture uses 70% of available fresh water
Fresh water is a renewable resource, but our supply of clean fresh water is decreasing – a problem aggravated by a steadily increasing demand for food as the worlds population grows. The availability...
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Organic, pesticides, and Integrated Pest Management
In ‘Food for Thought: Organic Grub Worth Buying?’ we hear that as US organic sales increase, so do consumer questions about what ‘organic‘ actually means. Answers to this same question in the UK met...
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Bee-cause we don’t know
The buzz about the?disappearance of bees continues – it’s a frenzy of speculation, finger pointing and occasionally, research. Here’s a brief round-up of some recent cyberspace chatter on the subject…...
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Buzz off
adobe photoshop cs6 download On behalf of our yellow and black striped friends, the European press has rolled up a copy of the evening edition to take a swat at the agrochemical industry....
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Under your feet – the 760 billion dollar army
Their tiny size and underground existence keeps them out of sight and out of mind; their other-worldly appearance, their crawling, squirming, gnawing, conspire to render them unattractive; but what...
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The organic myth: hungry for land
computer software “Organic production contributes to a high level of biodiversity and the preservation of species and natural habitats.“ A misleading statement, and part of the European Commission?s...
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