48 hours to ban bee killers

mick g · January 30, 2013, 07:05:32 AM

1,643,470 have signed the petition. Help us get to 2,000,000

billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But in 48 hours the European Union could move to ban the most poisonous pesticides, and pave the way to a global ban that would save bees from extinction.

if we reach 2 million, we can persuade the EU to get rid of these crazy poisons and pave the way for a ban worldwide.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/hours_to_save_the_bees/?slideshow

this needs to go viral, can any one help ?

Chunkford · January 30, 2013, 10:57:25 AM

Didn't Albert Einstein say the world would be in a sticky wicket if bees were extinct.

TBH it makes me mad that stuff like this has to be debated.
It's bloody obvious they are a key part of the eco system and with today's science, surely something could be developed that will benefit both sides?

I'm on it and will share it even if it is a drop in the ocean

BoL · January 30, 2013, 11:10:35 AM

It must be fairly viral already as someone on my list has already shared it... I have too.

I must be getting cynical as my first thought was "great way to harvest email addresses, wonder if the counter is real"

dogboy · January 30, 2013, 12:50:15 PM

I signed it. I also signed a bunch of shark fin soup banning petitions on another site.

Rooftop · January 30, 2013, 01:22:42 PM

No email opt out though. Puts me right off - especially considering that their privacy policy does state that they will share your details with affiliated groups.

Rupert · January 30, 2013, 03:40:08 PM

Mick,
well you did your bit. It now says:
1,912,305 have signed the petition. Help us get to 2,000,000

Rumbas · January 30, 2013, 05:02:51 PM

I shared it too, but most of my friends where dumbfound and I got quite a bit of flack for "supporting bees", "wtf?!"..

mick g · January 30, 2013, 05:18:23 PM

its even better now Rupert 1,963,309 have signed

the bee's are indeed part of the eco system and it has been said that man can't survive without them which is maybe not quite true but we still depend on bee's for the pollination for quite a lot of the food which we eat

Rooftop · January 30, 2013, 05:47:45 PM

^ He's right. I've seen Bee Movie.

Chunkford · January 30, 2013, 06:06:07 PM

It's ok, technology saves the day - http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/03/robot-bee-brains

although that looks more like a wasp to me...

ergophobe · January 30, 2013, 06:21:12 PM

I hadn't kept up on this. A while back explanations for this were many, but it appears that evidence about neonicotinoids is mounting

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/04/new-studies-colony-collapse-disorder.html

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/neonicotinoids-colony-collapse/

48 hours to ban bee killers

dogboy