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After mass bumblebee die-off, activists call for new pesticide rules

2013-06-26 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Even as Oregonians are mourning and memorializing the tens of thousands of bees killed in a recent pesticide spraying, they`re also trying to prevent other bees from meeting a similarly tragic end. That means keeping the pollinators away from the poisoned trees that caused the deaths. And for some activists, it also means pushing for new rules and policies to curb use of neonicotinoid insecticides. The tragedy started a week and a half ago when a landscaping company sprayed Safari neonic insecticide...

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