Neonicotinoids are insecticides implicated in bee colony collapse disorder  
(CCD). Laurel Hopwood of the national Sierra Club Genetic Engineering 
Action  Team (GEAT) has been working on the CCD problem for several years.--Tom
 
In a message dated 4/29/2013 7:27:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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Great news from the UK.
This may put pressure on the EPA.
laurel hopwood, chair, sierra club genetic engineering  action team


Just now ... The  European Commission places a temporary suspension on 
dangerous  insecticides.
The Member States  agreed on a new piece of legislation restricting the use 
of dangerous  pesticides called neonicotinoids (neonics). The ban will 
start to come into  effect later this year, and will restrict the use of the 
three most common  neonics, imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam on 
crops which are  'attractive to bees' and on cereals planted in the summer which 
cause dust  clouds of toxic chemicals to be released.


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