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Pesticides linked mass bee deaths also other friendly organisms including birds and fish

2014-06-24 01:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: A class of pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees is also affecting a wide variety of other beneficial organisms such as earthworms and butterflies, according to a major study that directly contradicts the Governments relaxed stance on the use of neonicotinoids. A group of 29 scientists from four continents found unequivocal evidence from hundreds of published studies to claim that neonics the most widely used pesticides in the world are having a dramatic impact on the ecosystems that...

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Southwest Airlines plane headed to Houston hits birds near Tampa

2014-06-20 06:06:02| Airlines - Topix.net

A Southwest Airlines flight from Tampa to Houston returned to Tampa International Airport after apparently striking a flock of birds.

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Southwest Airlines plane hits birds in Florida

2014-06-19 17:27:17| Airlines - Topix.net

Officials say a small piece of the plane's left wing came off after hitting the birds about 4 miles north of the airport Wednesday morning.

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Plastics Don't Disappear, But They Do End Up In Sea Birds' Bellies

2014-06-18 00:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The vast majority of debris in the ocean - about 75 percent of it - is made of plastic. It can consist of anything from plastic bottles to packaging materials, but whatever form it takes, it doesn't go away easily. While plastic may break down into smaller and smaller pieces, some as small as grains of sand, these pieces are never truly biodegradable. The plastic bits, some small enough that they're called microplastics, threaten marine life like fish and birds, explains Richard Thompson, a professor...

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