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RE: In an effort to save the declining bees, EU has now banned the most used type of insecticide from all outdoor use!

in #nature7 years ago

Hopefully new trade agreements aren't passed that circumvent the stricter laws places like the EU and Japan have for protecting the health of consumers and the environment, it's funny how long they could deny the effect of this on bees and other wildlife and how hard they tried to astroturf social media and convince everyone that it was safe to use. Glad the EU wised up to their games.

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Yep, it's good that the EU did their part and banned it. We will probably see the same fight with a slightly different chemical again soonish, but I guess it will all depend on how the ban is put in place; will be only be for this very specific set of chemicals, or will it be a broad insecticide ban?