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Bees just got a helping hand from the European Union who banned outdoor use of harmful pesticides.
With several types of bees and bumblebees on the endangered-species list, some governments are starting to do their part to protect the lives of these essential pollinators.
The European Union voted Friday to ban outdoor use of pesticides that harms bees. Specifically, there's now a complete ban on three substances referred to as neonicotinoids -- imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam. Scientific studies have shown that these substances can harm bees when used outside.
Also at EU Times.
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I'm mentally OVERDRAWN! What's that SIGNPOST up ahead? Where's ROD
STERLING when you really need him?
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 29 2018, @06:14AM (10 children)
#ftag=CAD590a51e in the Cnet URL doesn't appear to do anything useful.
It looks like some kind of tracking something.
#rbContent [cnet.com] is a #FragmentIdentifier that I find useful at that site.
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Next, TFA doesn't mention USA or Trump and how stupid we|his people are in this regard.
Other coverage [eutimes.net] included
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday April 29 2018, @06:20AM (3 children)
Changed. CNET is one of those sites that doesn't load article links if the right script(s) aren't enabled. It should probably be shitcanned from the bot for that reason alone.
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(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday April 29 2018, @07:21AM (2 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 29 2018, @09:14AM (1 child)
So can I--once I scroll down to where that starts.
With a proper #FragmentIdentifier, I wouldn't have to tire out my poor old scrollwheel finger. 8-)
...and the thing in the original link which appeared to be one, wasn't; it was just noise.
I've said before that when I submit, I try to index the linked page to where the good stuff is.
I know that at least 2 Soylentils have said they have severe problems with vision.
Having a screenreader prattle about a whole bunch of non-useful stuff seems like it would be monumentally irritating, so, when I am doing things, I try to avoid that.
Nothing major this time; it was simply done wrong--and in a useless way.
If we're going to use folks' bandwidth, let's at least make that something useful.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday April 29 2018, @09:22AM
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday April 29 2018, @07:24AM (3 children)
Of course not, it is not a story about the USA or Trump. This is a story about Europe. Sort your own problems out or, even better, make a submission about how the US is handling the problem.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 29 2018, @08:06AM (1 child)
It's Original Owner. He's a full-blown Commie. He doesn't want the US to solve any problems. If the US solved a problem, he would deny it. He would point to some cooperative in Biafra who solved the problem already, no matter that it wasn't even the same problem.
OO hates the USA, even more than he hates any economic theory that runs contrary to communism. OOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, progressivism!!
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 29 2018, @09:22AM
I'll admit that the places where I saw the story were all Progressive in nature and -all- of them mentioned how USA's EPA was not only not moving in this positive direct, but was about to go farther in the wrong direction.
I found it odd that the story chosen did not stick out its tongue at USA.gov and give it a big Bronx cheer.
Pffffffft.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 29 2018, @09:36AM
I was in the process of submitting -this- story (with the criticism of USA.gov) when I found that a link supplied by the Center for Biological Diversity (perhaps altered by an intermediary) was a ridiculous mess.
It was getting late (for me) and I just said "Screw it."
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 30 2018, @12:58AM (1 child)
Talk to beekeepers and they will tell you what is up and exactly what is killing their livestock. It is mites. We do not have a good way to kill/control them other than formic acid. There is a possibility that the pesticides used are weaking the bees defense against them. The science unfortunately here is poor and 'we do not know'. Pulling the pesticides is a good 'try' but may or may not fix the actual issue. Which we do not know what it is. This is basically a shot in the dark.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 30 2018, @07:20PM
yeah, that's the point. it's weakening the bees to the point that something that was already dangerous for them is now wiping them out. assuming the bees can even find their way home after being gassed.