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Atlanta Bee Advocates Protest Monsanto on National Day of Action

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(APN) ATLANTA — On National Honey Bee Day, August 15, 2015, over 200 cities participated in events called Bee Against Monsanto.  In Atlanta, the event was held at Freedom Farmer’s Market at the Carter Center to educate the public about the importance of bees and the devastation of bee colony collapse.   Bees are one of myriad animals–including birds, bats, […]

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(IPS) Bill Seeks to Halt Bee-Killing Pesticides in US

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/07/bill-seeks-to-halt-bee-killing-pesticides-in-u-s/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 29 2013 (IPS) – Two Congressional Democrats have co-sponsored new legislation called the Save America’s Pollinators Act of 2013 to take emergency action to save the remaining bees in the U.S., and in turn, the U.S. food supply. At issue is the use of toxic insecticides […]

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