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09/14/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

New study confirms Bayer’s neonic pesticides are destroying honeybee pollinators… yet the EPA does nothing

A new study affirmed that neonicotinoid pesticides — also known as “neonics” which are chemically related to nicotine — harm both honey bees and wild bees, as reported by BBC. Researchers found that the chemical exposure decreased the survival of honey bee hives during winter, while bumblebees and solitary bees produced fewer queens. The study, […]

06/08/2016 / By Greg White

Biologist who uncovered gender-bending properties in toxic pesticides targeted by Big Biotech

Atrazine is the second most commonly used herbicide in the United States. Tyrone B. Hayes, an American biologist and professor of Integrative Biology at University of California, has warned about atrazine for years, purporting the herbicide is responsible for feminizing amphibians. Syngenta, manufacturers of Atrazine, ran a smear campaign against Hayes, attempting to discredit his […]

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