ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Stronger winds may explain puzzling growth of sea ice in Antarctica, model shows

Jay Owen Earth Systems Science

  ScienceDaily: Top Environment News       Stronger winds may explain puzzling growth of sea ice in Antarctica, model shows Posted: 17 Sep 2013 09:19 PM PDT Much attention is paid to melting sea ice in the Arctic. But less clear is the situation on the other side of …

The end of the pesticide that’s killing bees?

Jay Owen Earth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

Tell the EPA: Immediately suspend the pesticide that is killing bees! In light of new evidence showing that the pesticide clothianidin poses a significant danger to bees, EPA should take immediate action to suspend its use. Automatically add your name: Dear Friend, Bees have been dying off in the US …

Use of Common Pesticide, Imidacloprid, Linked to Bee Colony Collapse

kristy Earth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

Use of Common Pesticide, Imidacloprid, Linked to Bee Colony Collapse Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120405224653.htm Honeybee on knapweed. The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides (Credit: © Elenathewise / Fotolia) Source: “In Situ Replication of Honey Bee Colony …