Poisoning Us With One Hand and Medicating Us with the Other

Posted by Maryam Henein on Jun 25, 2009

Related Facts of the Week

·  The average child gets 5+ servings of pesticides in their food and water each day.

·  The pesticide Atrazine is so toxic it is banned in Europe, but it is used so widely in the U.S., that it is found in 71% of the U.S. drinking water.

·  Currently, over 400 pesticides can be legally used in the U.S. For example, apples can be sprayed up to 16 times with 36 different pesticides. None of these chemicals are present in organic foods.

·  According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, organophosphate pesticides (OP) are now found in the blood of 95% of Americans tested, and the levels are twice as high in blood samples taken from children. Exposure to OPs is linked to hyperactivity, behavior disorders, learning disabilities, developmental delays and motor dysfunction.

Bee Alert ~~ Rip Out Your Lawn

Posted by Maryam Henein on Jun 25, 2009

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It is instructive to not only look at the actual tonnages of herbicide and insecticide use, but also which sectors are using them. There has been an increase in tv ads touting the use of systemic poisons to protect residential trees and shrubs, most of which are flower at some time during the year , attracting pollinators which suffer the same fate as the targeted insects

Home and garden sector, active ingredient…..133 million pounds

Industry, commercial, government sector, active ingredient….163 million pounds

These figures are for the year 2001

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Is it a bee? Is it a cab? No, it's Beecab!

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19 June 2009

Bespoke taxi brings a buzz to London’s streets ahead of Pestival, the festival that celebrates the art of being an insect.

A London taxi has been specially customised by artists and scientists for Pestival, a unique festival coming to London’s Southbank Centre in September 2009 to celebrate insects in the arts and the art of being an insect.

The theme of this year’s Pestival is the collapse of bee colonies around the world. To raise awareness of the plight of bees, one of London’s iconic black cabs has been transformed into a bumblebee in full flight, and even has a working beehive in the front seat.

British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) beekeeper and ‘Beecab’ driver, Steve Benbow, said: “Bees and cabbies have more in common than you might think - the way bees navigate is very similar to the way cab drivers use the Knowledge to get round London. They both service the city, and with the Varroa mite wiping out wild colonies of bees, urban beekeeping is more important than ever. Bees are vital for the pollination of flowers and fruit in the capital, and beekeepers are the only way the population of honey bees can be maintained in London.”

Beecab will be appearing around London until the end of the summer when it arrives at Pestival 2009, where highlights will include: the Termite Pavilion, a six-metre cube on the South Bank showing the intricate design of a termite mound; artist in residence, renowned Japanese artist Noboru Tsubaki; a mobile brownfield site created by Bob and Roberta Smith to provide a safe haven for the capital’s insects; and evening entertainment from the likes of musician Robyn Hitchcock and comedian Robin Ince.

The Wellcome Trust, which recently launched a funding scheme for scientific research into the disappearance of bees and other pollinating insects, is supporting Pestival.

Dr Pat Goodwin, Head of Pathogens, Immunology and Population Health at the Wellcome Trust, said: “The decline in bees and other pollinators may devastate our environment and would almost certainly have a serious impact on our health and wellbeing. As well as funding research into the reasons behind the decline in pollinators, the Wellcome Trust is delighted to be supporting Pestival, which will engage everyone with the vital role insects play in maintaining our way of life.”

Pestival Founder and Director, Bridget Nicholls, said: “Insects are critical to human life on Earth. With over a million insect species, they are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. And yet insects are frequently misunderstood, reviled or ignored by the majority of the human population. Pestival will challenge stereotypes about insects and give them their rightful place, for good and bad, in our collective cultural consciousness.”

Valerie Singleton OBE, a member of the Pestival Advisory Panel, said: “Since I moved to the country, I’ve really learnt to appreciate how many insects live along side us. I think Pestival is a wonderful idea, especially now with our bees, those vital pollinators, in such peril. The timing couldn’t be better!”

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