The Presidential Task Force Report on Bee and Pollinator Health has been widely condemned for failing to address the primary cause of bee-deaths in America: pesticides. Environmental NGOs have strongly criticized the Task Force Report including: PANNA, Beyond Pesticides, Center for Food Safety, Friends of the Earth, National Resources Defense Council and EcoWatch. The central criticism is that this report gives pesticides a free pass in relation to bee colony deaths.
Pesticide Action Network North America
Tom Theobald’s Comments On EPA’s Evasive Response
Colorado Beekeeper, Tom Theobald comments on the EPA’s letter dated, February 18, 2011. Tom’s comments are in blue font.
The EPA’s 9 Weeks of Silence
This is the official letter that was sent to the EPA on December 8th, 2010 in regards to the demand for removal of Clothianidin. Is anyone listening?