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48 hours to ban bee killers
« on: January 29, 2013, 01:00:01 PM »
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Posted: 29 January 2013
Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But in 48 hours the European Union could move to ban the most poisonous pesticides, and pave the way to a global ban that would save bees from extinction.

Four EU countries have begun banning these poisons, and some bee populations are already recovering.
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2013, 01:18:23 PM »
Hello Just17.

I signed this petition a couple of hours ago. Bees are having enough difficulty with CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder.) They need all the assistance we can give them.
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2013, 01:46:09 PM »
Just signed up.

Bees are having enough difficulty with CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder.) They need all the assistance we can give them.

Absolutely! They're plenty useful and essential for nature to keep going despite mankind giving it all the hardship
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2013, 01:59:45 PM »
Just signed up.

Bees are having enough difficulty with CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder.) They need all the assistance we can give them.

Absolutely! They're plenty useful and essential for nature to keep going despite mankind giving it all the hardship

It isn't just nature, it's just about every farmed crop we have. If bees meet their end, it is very likely that we would not be far behind.  :'(
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2013, 10:36:59 AM »
Heading for 2.5 million signatures by the end of today!

It is now over 2.25 million .......  hopefully it will make the 2.5.

If you haven't signed the petition now would be a good time  ;)



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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2013, 10:45:11 AM »
I must say that I'm very disappointed by the response this thread has received here. Only 60 views so far for such an important issue.
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2013, 11:32:34 AM »
I shall 'Sign the petition'.
 
There's way too much dispelling of the Elements and causes of Accord in all our lives to be knowingly killing a 'pollinator' which brings together the elements and causes of accord sustaining much of the plant kingdom, not to mention good old "Honey".  ;)

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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 11:37:14 AM »
2.294 million signatures .......  slowing a bit it seems ........

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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2013, 05:52:56 PM »
I signed, tweeted & Facebooked this petition a couple of days ago. As of now, 2,332,935 people around the world have signed it.
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2013, 10:42:51 PM »
They are moving pretty slow right now.

2,338,978 have signed the petition. We reached our initial target in just 36 hours! Now let's get to 2,500,000




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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2013, 12:20:12 AM »
Signed  ;)

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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2013, 08:08:59 AM »
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2013, 08:11:26 AM »
definitely slowed .......  2.373 million at present
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2013, 10:12:40 AM »
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Re: 48 hours to ban bee killers
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2013, 12:19:18 PM »
definitely slowed .......  2.373 million at present

Sure have...  Currently at 2,386,921
I have read that the opposition to their proposed banning of certain chemicals are already mounting.




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