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Will This Campaign To Save The Bees Do More Harm Than Good?

A “Nutless” Campaign To Save The Bees?

In this week’s segment of The Neonicotinoid View, host June Stoyer and Colorado beekeeper, Tom Theobald talk about a new campaign to save the bees that has been launched by one of America’s largest producers of cereal.  However, after taking a bee’s eye view, there are some serious questions about the potential consequences of these efforts.

“The Neonicotinoid View”, which is produced by The Organic View Radio Show is unique, weekly program that explores the impact of neonicotinoids on the environment. Tune in each week as host, June Stoyer and Colorado beekeeper, Tom Theobald, explore the latest research and news from the beekeeping community.

Neonicotinoids: The “N” Word of Pesticides

Nobody wants to say it. Nobody wants to say that it cannot be used safely. Nobody wants to say it should be banned. Nobody wants to take that extreme position but the fact is, these neonicotinoinds are the most massive poisoning of the environment in the history of humanity.

They don't want you to know what is going on with this environmental poisoning. Tom Theobald

Everybody involved with the decisions that have lead us up to this disaster is doing their best to cover it up and distract the people’s attention away from it and that includes as the leaders, the EPA and USDA. They don’t want you to know what is going on with this environmental poisoning.

Exploiting Bee Crisis For Profit?

TT: Here’s a product that’s promoting itself on the back of the bees and taking advantage of people’s concern about the fate of the honey bee. It’s a product called Honey Nut Cheerios. There’s virtually NO honey and virtually no nuts!

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JS: However, Tom, I do want to point out, on the label, it says in big, bold letters underneath the whole list of ingredients, the ones that I can pronounce and the ones that most people cannot. it says in capitals, “CONTAINS ALMOND INGREDIENTS.” So, you can define that however you so choose.

TT: The fact is, this is a fiction. As a consumer, I have to ask myself what kind of corporate thinking allows a company to do this?

 

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