Is buying organic really worth it?
Here’s what two Canadian experts had to say Continue reading
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How you can help save the bees this spring
Bees are a vitally important pollinator. Here we bust some bee myths and provide some tips on how you can help save the bees. Continue reading
How the pesticide believed to be killing the bees could be affecting humans
Mounting evidence suggests that neonics, a pesticide widely used in Canada, could not only be harmful to bees, but to humans as well. Continue reading
Senate Committee asks feds not to delay results of pesticide re-evaluation
Senators, part of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, are asking the federal government to finish their re-evaluation of neonicotinoids pesticides. Neonics are widely suspected of contributing to bee losses around the world. Continue reading
Banning neonics will have smaller impact on agriculture than industry estimates: leaked draft report
Banning neonics will have a minimal effect on corn and soybean yields, an internal federal government draft report shows. Continue reading
Proposed ban of suspected bee killer sets off massive fight in rural Ontario
Bees in Ontario have been dying in record numbers, close to 60 per cent last winter alone. Continue reading
Doctors, nurses call for ban on pesticides that many say are killing bees
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario have launched a campaign to ban a group of pesticides linked to bee deaths in Ontario and Quebec. Continue reading
‘Neonic’ pesticides killing bees, harming environment: scientists
Scientists say they have conclusive evidence that two widely used types of pesticides are killing bees and other insects and harming the environment. Continue reading