They knew they were killing bees all along
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- Published on Thursday, 20 October 2016 09:15
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Bayer and Syngenta were just caught red-handed suppressing scientific evidence of the harm their pesticides do to bees.
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For years, Bayer and Syngenta executives have been claiming that their pesticides are safe for bees.
But newly uncovered internal documents reveal that they knew the truth all along and suppressed their own scientific studies showing the harm that neonicotinoid pesticides do to bees.
It's never been more clear that these corporate polluters can't be trusted, and we're demanding that these bee-killing pesticides be taken off the market now.
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These documents directly contradict claims that these companies have been making publicly claiming that none of the studies they've ever conducted have shown harm to bees.
Bayer and Syngenta's studies found that the neonics they use seriously harm bee colonies when used in high doses. Significant effects were not found when lower doses were used -- but critics say that this is a not a realistic scenario. Bees in real environments are regularly exposed to a mixture of many different chemicals.
We'd never know these studies existed if not for a Freedom of Information Act request in the U.S. by Greenpeace, and scientists are expressing outrage that these companies would keep such important research hidden from the public.
And these new revelations come at a critical time, as nations like France and the U.K. are currently debating whether to continue bans on bee-killing pesticides, and in the U.S. the industry is requesting approval for new bee-killers from environmental regulators.
Your donation will allow us to really ramp up our campaign to expose this corporate deception and save the bees. We're looking to build public outrage and awareness of this scandal, using the media and even mobilizing the corporations' shareholders. We also want to commission our own studies to find out where bee-killing neonics are sneaking into our veggies, grains, and herbs, to let consumers know and then to convince grocery stores to take these products off store shelves. But we can only do this with your support.
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More information:
Pesticide manufacturers’ own tests reveal serious harm to honeybees, The Guardian, 22 Sep 2016
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