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rwsanders

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17. If I had time and money I'd sue the lot of them...

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:02 PM

Jul 2013

We have a small intermittent stream behind our house. You know what lives there?
Diddly Squat. No frogs, no crawdads, nothing. I've seen a health group of tadpoles growing in a puddle by the side of an asphalt pedestrian path, but in this stream? NOTHING.

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Over 30 million bees found dead in Elmwood, Canada [View all] malaise Jul 2013 OP

"You peeps need us. Totally. Wake up." - B. Berlum Jul 2013 #1

Indeed malaise Jul 2013 #2

"I heard no bee buzz when I died..." Berlum Jul 2013 #5

Indeed. We need them a hellva lot more than they need us. sarge43 Jul 2013 #10

They're just bees. Bees sting. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #75

We've got bees all over the yard and garden. Then again, we don't poison our yard. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #3

If I had time and money I'd sue the lot of them... rwsanders Jul 2013 #17

you might consider doing your own little experiment by planting non-invasive reeds there. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #21

Wouldn't work here because I'm in the suburbs (of Kansas City) and the contamination is from... rwsanders Jul 2013 #52

Are you in a fracking zone? EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #26

Thankfully no. I think we'd move. rwsanders Jul 2013 #51

Hopefully this will come to a head soon. Blanks Jul 2013 #4

Let's hope we can oust hundreds of anti-science Republicans from office. Overseas Jul 2013 #88

More respect for the science would definitely be a good thing. eom Blanks Jul 2013 #90

what debate? G_j Jul 2013 #6

That's gotta be just about every bee in Elmwood. Octafish Jul 2013 #7

Bayer AG Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #73

A certain stench wafts across oceans of time and space... Octafish Jul 2013 #74

Bayer had an explosion a couple of years ago about 6 miles from my house. Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #81

Money means never having to say you're responsible. Octafish Jul 2013 #84

Sue the bastards... Gary 50 Jul 2013 #8

Bayer survived their war crime charges... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #65

Corporate greed is killing the planet and everything on it appleannie1 Jul 2013 #9

We were moving toward facing up to that when Reagan came in and told us it was Morning in America. Overseas Jul 2013 #87

For sale BlueinOhio Jul 2013 #11

here's a pertinent quote MisterP Jul 2013 #49

I picture a Tonka bulldozer pushing the bodies into a very small mass grave. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #12

ala Bergen-Belsen? NoMoreWarNow Jul 2013 #14

Now watch someone claim that diminishes the Holocaust. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #16

Interesting Factoid: bvar22 Jul 2013 #35

Pynchon talked about this in Gravity's Rainbow cliffordu Jul 2013 #69

... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #34

There, there honey. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #42

mind telling me what your goal with snark is, here? BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #47

What's COOL though is the CAUSE is exposed.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #55

Whistling past the graveyard.... daleanime Jul 2013 #58

... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #59

It's some people who suck. Flame me if you want but you've seem to have met ... BlueJazz Jul 2013 #62

so very sad NoMoreWarNow Jul 2013 #13

I can't remember if it was bees or frogs, but their loss spells our own. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #15

Both.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #22

I haven't seen any bees around here since they started chemical spraying the bushes next door. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #18

fucking TrueGreen "Lawncare" came around trolling for new customers BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #32

Yep. It was TruGreen Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #37

I've noticed that the last few summers too (about the fireflies) Volaris Jul 2013 #63

I was living in the boondocks on a mountain until recently and this time of year is MAGIC out there BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #85

It isn't just the specific pesticide> It's the ENTIRE CORPORATE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #19

Thanks for this link. n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #71

K&R. Overseas Jul 2013 #89

That's devastating. OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #20

Second, critical lesson here: colorado_ufo Jul 2013 #23

truth. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #31

I am living proof chervilant Jul 2013 #72

Albert Einstein said that honeylady Jul 2013 #24

It's beyond frightening malaise Jul 2013 #60

Profits over people The Wizard Jul 2013 #25

THIS IS CRIMINAL!!! We're destroying Mother Earth's blessed creatures. It's murderous. 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #27

our next door neighbors ( cuban american woman married to a gun nut) think that srican69 Jul 2013 #30

Even the "Dominion" weirdos have some notion of "stewardship" 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #36

It might very well be the end of all RATIONAL discussion, Volaris Jul 2013 #64

Is any legislation proposed? Who are our allies? mahina Jul 2013 #28

this is the kind of news that makes me SO despairing.... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #29

bees are insects? why didn't anybody TELL GEORGEE. pansypoo53219 Jul 2013 #33

Just like climate change.... Moostache Jul 2013 #38

He lost 600 hives. He had twice that. Robb Jul 2013 #39

Frightening indeed malaise Jul 2013 #40

Last year I had lots of bees arikara Jul 2013 #66

What can people do felix_numinous Jul 2013 #41

I hate reading about this, but can I do about it? Orrex Jul 2013 #43

Trouble is, it's NOT being debated. Not in Congress where we need it to be. aquart Jul 2013 #44

You really want Congress to deal with this? I cannot think of a scenario involving Congress.. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #79

I am a big gardener, and I never use pesticides KrazyinKS Jul 2013 #45

I've been mumbling for some time now that the next SheilaT Jul 2013 #46

they call it food insecurity KrazyinKS Jul 2013 #48

"Exponentially", just like human growth. Gregorian Jul 2013 #50

I haven't seen any honey bees in Iowa this year 4dsc Jul 2013 #53

Monsanto Strikes Again While The Politicians Line Their Pockets With Corporate Campaign Donations cantbeserious Jul 2013 #54

Monsanto has nothing to do with this. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #78

the link redirects to the gallery page of pics!!! hopemountain Jul 2013 #56

Try this link... AmyDeLune Jul 2013 #67

After the Wilsonville incident, the Oregon Dept of Agriculture instituted a temporary restriction... DreamGypsy Jul 2013 #57

Thanks for this malaise Jul 2013 #70

Is it a WovenGems Jul 2013 #61

Usually my yard is buzzing with bees. Kurovski Jul 2013 #68

What a strange article. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #76

i'm seeing this article verbatim on blogs, but no news stories. mopinko Jul 2013 #77

So, you're a better source on this topic than the Oregon Department of Agriculture? DreamGypsy Jul 2013 #80

Corporate M$Greedia ignores lots of important stories malaise Jul 2013 #83

To me that's the most shocking thing about this article malaise Jul 2013 #82

I don't even have children and grandchildren, but I think about all of yours'. Overseas Jul 2013 #86

It's frightening malaise Jul 2013 #91

Would you please cross-post this in Environment & Energy? Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #92