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Fantastic report by Dan Rather on the Honey Bee dieoff and links to pesticides

Respected US journalist Dan Rather has produced a new video segment on the dieoff of the honey bees - and the links to pesticides:

http://vimeo.com/29419200

And he has blogged about this important story on The Huffington Post at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-rather/honeybees-pesticides-food-chain...

By Dan Rather

There have been numerous reports, including on our program, Dan Rather Reports, about the decline of the honeybee. They've been dying off in huge numbers. The cause has been lumped under a title called "Colony Collapse Disorder" or CCD.

Six major US groups complain about Clothianidin killing honey bees: USEPA refuses to take action

Six major US groups recently sent a joint complaint on December 8, 2010 to the USEPA, about the risks to honey bees and pollinators from the pesticide Clothianidin (a nicotine-based or 'neonicotinoid' pesticide), following the leak of the internal USEPA report identifying risks from this chemical:

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Washington, DC
United States
38° 53' 42.4032" N, 77° 2' 10.9176" W

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Washington, DC
United States
38° 53' 42.4032" N, 77° 2' 10.9176" W

Timeline of a Bee Massacre: EPA Still Allowing Hive-Killing Pesticide

Ariel Schwartz reports for FastCompany.com on the USEPA's refusal to ban the known problem nicotine pesticide Clothianidin:   http://www.fastcompany.com/1709815/why-has-the-epa-allowed-a-bee-killing...

Download Leaked USEPA Report on Unreported Dangers of Bee-Killer Clothianidin

Recently, an important USEPA internal document was leaked regarding the previously undisclosed toxicity of the nicotine pesticide clothianidin ('officially' disclosed - there have been lots of reports disclosing this problem outside of the USEPA). The report's authors suggested that:

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USEPA Headquarters Washington, DC
United States
38° 53' 42.4032" N, 77° 2' 10.9176" W

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USEPA Headquarters Washington, DC
United States
38° 53' 42.4032" N, 77° 2' 10.9176" W

Download our letter to the USEPA requesting a 2-year suspension of nicotine pesticides in a test region...

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Florida FL
United States
27° 42' 32.6268" N, 81° 52' 42.0852" W
CA
United States
37° 24' 10.4112" N, 120° 46' 31.6272" W
DC
United States
USEPA Headquarters
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC
United States
38° 53' 37.8204" N, 77° 1' 42.7332" W
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