Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
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Re: Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
#2There is corporate "ethos" and "greed is good" etc... But what I find disturbing is that these wankers (corporate and government) are stupid/greedy enough to fuck over honeybees.
The same honeybees that are providing us with 1 in 3 meals every single friggin day! Maybe big-pharma is confident that it can feed the humanity - but I see it as an incredibly shortsighted strategy that WILL cause us our lives - before global warming or nukes - since we're apparently trying extremely hard to exterminate the little critters.
Re: Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
#3There is corporate "ethos" and "greed is good" etc... But what I find disturbing is that these wankers (corporate and government) are stupid/greedy enough to fuck over honeybees. The same honeybees that are providing us with 1 in 3 meals every single friggin day! Maybe big-pharma is confident that it can feed the humanity - but I see it as an incredibly shortsighted strategy that WILL cause us our lives - before glob…
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#4I don't understand how politicians are allowed to campaign with corporate money.
Re: Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
#5Considering the EPA's past lies about the air quality at ground zero, the mercury levels in fresh water fish, etc., let's just say that if you believe anything they say then I've got a boat load of perfectly safe shrimp from the gulf to sell you.
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#6Related?
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1774592
The timing seems incredible.
Re: Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
#7I don't understand how politicians are allowed to campaign with corporate money.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2010/01/court_rulin...
Re: Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
#8FYI the ORIGINAL Grist article much better and full of detail:
http://www.grist.org/article/food-2010-12-10-leaked-document...
Re: Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
#9There is corporate "ethos" and "greed is good" etc... But what I find disturbing is that these wankers (corporate and government) are stupid/greedy enough to fuck over honeybees. The same honeybees that are providing us with 1 in 3 meals every single friggin day! Maybe big-pharma is confident that it can feed the humanity - but I see it as an incredibly shortsighted strategy that WILL cause us our lives - before glob…
"The same honeybees that are providing us with 1 in 3 meals every single friggin day!"
citation needed