tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22048954062344593002024-03-13T07:52:07.872-07:00Bee Swarm East BaySaving the world one bee at a time!"
Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-19294372549061135082020-07-21T17:36:00.000-07:002020-07-21T17:36:05.794-07:00<h3>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The bees are buzzing and I have found a great new magazine published by the organization, Protect our Pollinators, LLC.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The writing and articles are tremendous and timely, especially this past, Summer 2020 edition. Unfortunately this beautiful magazine is only quarterly, but when you look at it you can see why. The artwork and articles are well thought out, artistically arranged with love... and will keep one busy for several months at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The name of the Magazine? </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2Million Blossoms.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can support it by buying the paper version or subscribe to the digital version.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I highly recommend the paper version which is printed on environmentally friendly paper with safe inks.</span></div>
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-25272932905820001202019-08-04T09:00:00.005-07:002019-08-04T09:00:58.443-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Award winning film to be shown in Berkeley at UA 7 Theater 2PM on September 11 2019</h2>
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-80973503309176524882015-09-21T18:26:00.001-07:002015-09-21T18:26:17.143-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sign in and listen to the talk and slide show. Bee Swarm East Bay is part of the talk! Find out what you can do in your own neighborhood!!</span>Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-50709691657033047032015-05-23T09:06:00.002-07:002015-05-23T09:06:21.195-07:00Today, March Against Monsanto!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Continue to voice your concern over Genetically Modified Foods, Over Use of Pesticides and Destructive Agricultural Practices! MARCH TODAY! </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Go to FACEBOOK and Type in March Against Monsanto to find a march near you!</span></div>
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-77036788024218188822015-02-06T18:56:00.001-08:002015-02-06T18:56:17.328-08:00If you need a Ride to the Climate March tomorrow in Oakland!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">There is an organized Ride Program for tomorrow's March. </span><br />
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-79336809115290628102015-02-06T08:50:00.000-08:002015-02-06T08:50:00.791-08:00Bill Moyers Posts a Comprehensive Article on Honeybee Die Off<h2>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bill Moyers Has just published an article on the causes of the Honeybee die off. Climate change, poor diet from monocrop practices, and pesticides just part of the issue.</span></h2>
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-18745872608167521082015-01-26T09:56:00.004-08:002015-01-29T08:55:14.076-08:00Join ANIMALS AGAINST EXTINCTION at the Oakland Climate March on February 7th<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-13356613494925506472015-01-19T10:00:00.000-08:002015-01-26T09:58:33.820-08:00MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO MAY 23RD IN SAN FRANCISCO!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March Against Monsanto will happen again this year on May 23rd in San Francisco!</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee Against Monsanto and Bee Swarm East Bay will bee participating again this year.</span><br />
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<br />Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-2830571325876425102014-12-15T12:22:00.000-08:002014-12-15T12:22:10.744-08:00Getting Ready for 2015! Meantime...HAPPY HOLIDAYS!<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-76783265548548138662014-11-21T07:57:00.003-08:002014-11-21T07:57:58.893-08:00Speak up for the Bees Before November 24th!<h2>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The inter-agency Pollinator Health Task Force, announced over the summer by President Obama, is accepting public comments until November 24. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us in calling for swift, meaningful action to protect bees — particularly from the clear threat of pesticides.<br />Co-led by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Pollinator Health Task Force is charged with promoting the “health of honey bees and other pollinators."<br />Let’s make sure they do just that! Will you sign the petition urging the Task Force to effectively and directly address bee-toxic pesticides?</span></h3>
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<br />Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-40981851283711646542014-11-15T09:29:00.004-08:002014-11-15T09:29:56.070-08:00This Weekend BEE at the Green Festival in San Francisco<h2 style="text-align: center;">
The <span style="color: #38761d;">GREEN FESTIVAL</span> SAN FRANCISCO</h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">President Obama recently announced a new federal task force to "promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators." </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;" /><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">It’s encouraging that the White House is taking on this critical issue, recognizing the importance of bees for food, farming and our economy. But we need to ensure this new move results in real, long-lasting protections for pollinators — and we need your help to do it. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">Sign the petition urging President Obama to ensure this task force results in meaningful protections for bees!</b><br />
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On August 16, 2014 Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates proclaimed Honey
Bee Awareness Day in the City of Berkeley. This coincided with National Honey
Bee Day. Folks across the nation and in several other countries celebrated the
Honey Bee by educating the public on the contributions of these tiny
pollinators, share information about how they are in danger of complete
population collapse world wide; and protest against Bayer, Monsanto, Dow and
other Corporations who promote mono-crop agriculture and the extensive use of
GMO’s, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides to control pests on crops (all of
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Honeybees are responsible for one out of every three bites
of food that we eat, not to mention their contribution to the pollination of
food crops for livestock, and their impact on the diversity of the ecosystem as
a whole. Along with native pollinators (honeybees were introduced from Europe
in the 1600’s) they are responsible for maintaining pollination of most fruits
and vegetables that we consume as well as cotton, alfalfa, almonds, sunflowers,
coffee… and the list goes on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are many factors that are contributing to the
population drop including climate change, loss of habitat, potable water,
limited diet, the varroa mite, pathogens; and the overuse of pesticides on
crops. One group of pesticides called Neonicotinoids are a big part of the
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the
U.S., Neonicotinoids are currently used on the majority of corn and canola
crops, cotton, sorghum, and sugar beets; and about half of all soybeans.
They’re also used on the vast majority of fruit and vegetable crops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are systemic and persistent, which means
they stay in the plant and make their way to the pollen and nectar. Bayer
Corporation produces three of the common Neonicotinoids on the market and one,
Imidacloprid, is the most widely used, found in most home garden treatments as
well as used on most crops. Interestingly enough in 2012 Bayer voluntarily removed
it for use on the almond trees in California, because of its high toxicity to
bees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bayer and
other chemical producers like Dow and Syngenta who also produce Neonicotinoids
blame this crisis on everything but their products. Profit is their bottom
line. The research on Bee health by these corporations does not seem to be very
holistic in their approach. The focus has been on control of bee pests such as
the Varroa and tracheal mites with more chemicals, and the continued denial
that their chemicals have any effect on the health of bees and other
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studies have been published over the past couple of years listing
Neonicotinoids as one of the biggest factors in the population decline; Yale
University, 2013, Harvard University 2014 and Pesticide Research Institute 2013
& 2014, Nature 2014. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The European
Union has banned the use of Neonicotinoids, and GMO seeds which are treated
with Neonicotinoid on crops in Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neonicotinoids on bees include death; at lower doses, it weakens their immune
system making them more susceptible to pathogens and pests. It is a neurotoxin that
also causes disorientation, damaging a bee’s homing ability, and their ability
to feed. All of which are signs of Colony Collapse disorder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am part
of a grass roots effort to bring this issue to the forefront and to help people
understand what we are up against, to encourage the public to vote with their
checkbooks, support the pollinators by planting pollinator friendly plants,
buying from nurseries that sell organic or certified pesticide free plants. Don’t
buy plants from big box stores such as Home Depot, Lowes, Orchard Supply
Hardware, or Wal-Mart and don’t buy garden products produced by Bayer, Dow,
Syngenta or Monsanto. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also,
write your representatives in the State Government. The California Assembly
just passed a bill AB-1789 postponing investigation of the issues with
Neonicotinoids until at least 2018, which means no regulation changes on their
use in California until 2020! This is a dangerous and shortsighted precedent
and Governor Jerry Brown needs to be encouraged to veto this bill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bayer,
Monsanto and other corporations say they want to make a difference but all I
see is a desire to make a profit at the expense of the rest of us. Instead of
throwing more chemistry at the problem, it would be amazing to see a paradigm
shift in attitudes and see some of the vast profits that these corporations
make put to use coming up with better ways to manage crops, change the way
crops are planted to encourage biodiversity, not only for Honey Bees, but also
for other pollinators that are essential for our food economy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of DDT; which was responsible for the decline of birds and fish at the top of
the food chain. We are in the throws of another “Silent Spring”, this at the
base of the food chain which will not only affect natural diversity but us humans
and our ability to feed ourselves. It is time to empower the public to take a
stand or suffer the consequences.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Harvard Study: <a href="http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol67-2014-125-130lu.pdf">http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol67-2014-125-130lu.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Research Articles/What a Scientist Didn't Tell the New York Times About His
Study on Bee Deaths<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Common Dreams<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Breaking News & Views for the
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-66152543425727129642014-09-25T08:57:00.001-07:002014-09-25T08:57:05.749-07:00Oakland Climate Change Rally a Great Success!<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a great day at the NorCal Climate change Rally on Sunday!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some photos and a link to more photos at the 350 Bay Area website!</span></b><br />
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-26980852307057203942014-09-25T08:30:00.003-07:002014-09-25T08:30:30.701-07:00Breaking News! Seattle Bans Neonics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">BREAKING NEWS: THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BANS THE USE OF NEONICOTINOID INSECTICIDES!! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">On Monday, September 22nd, 2014 the Seattle City Council overwhelmingly approved an ordinance, R. 31548, that bans the use of products containing Neonicotinoids.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Resolution states:</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />• The City of Seattle will NOT purchase or use any neonicotinoid pesticides for any purpose and will seek to use only pollinator-friendly methods of weed and pest control management on any city-owned or operated land.<br /><br />• The Mayor and the Seattle City Council supports a national moratorium on the sale and use of neonicotinoids.<br /><br />• The Mayor and Seattle City Council strongly urges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotafuran and any other neonicotinoids until the EPA can complete its environmental assessments.<br /><br />• The Mayor and the Seattle City Council strongly urges the White House Task Force on Pollinator Health to recommend or institute an immediate moratorium on all uses of neonicotinoids.<br /><br />• The Mayor and Seattle City Council strongly urges businesses operating within the City of Seattle to take immediate steps to ensure NO plants, seeds, or products containing neonicotinoids are purchased, sold, or used within the City of Seattle.<br /><br />***The City of Eugene, Oregon, became the first community in the nation to specifically ban from city property the use of "neonic" pesticides earlier this year. Spokane, Washington, was next in line in June. Shorewood, Minnesota, followed in August. THANK YOU, to all the citizens of SEATTLE, for stepping up to<a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/savethebees" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">#SaveTheBees</a> and <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/saveourpollinators" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">#SaveOurPollinators</a> - which city will be LUCKY NUMBER FIVE?!?<br /><br />MANY THANKS to the Coalition of Organizations, and many volunteers that made this possible, including (but not limited to) <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=216672118344976" href="https://www.facebook.com/centralcoop.seattle" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Central Co-op</a> (who co-sponsored the online petition), <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=163533807553" href="https://www.facebook.com/SeattleTilth" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Seattle Tilth</a>, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=454741371304115" href="https://www.facebook.com/beesafeneighborhoods" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Bee Safe Neighborhoods</a>,<a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=448177331947151" href="https://www.facebook.com/BeeAgainstMonsanto" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Bee Against Monsanto</a>, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=256480831199356" href="https://www.facebook.com/MAMSeattle?fref=photo" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Seattle March Against Monsanto</a>, NW Center For Alternative To Pesticides,<a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=83996318078" href="https://www.facebook.com/change.org" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Change.org</a>, CAGJ, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=115216535228742" href="https://www.facebook.com/beaconfoodforest" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Beacon Food Forest</a>,Seattle <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=179207705445780" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sierra-Club/179207705445780" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Sierra Club</a> and all of the amazing people we met, who personally signed the offline petition. Thank You! <i class="_4-k1 img sp_LWp1MpKGrs1 sx_160c3b" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yP/r/90b8T5aM1AH.png); background-position: 0px -7850px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i> <i class="_4-k1 img sp_LWp1MpKGrs1 sx_160c3b" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yP/r/90b8T5aM1AH.png); background-position: 0px -7850px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><i class="_4-k1 img sp_LWp1MpKGrs1 sx_160c3b" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yP/r/90b8T5aM1AH.png); background-position: 0px -7850px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><br /><br />Read more here:<br /><a href="https://www.change.org/p/city-of-seattle-we-call-on-the-city-of-seattle-to-ban-neonicotinoid-pesticide-usage/u/8234515" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.change.org/p/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>city-of-seattle-we-call-on-<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>the-city-of-seattle-to-ban<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>-neonicotinoid-pesticide-u<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>sage/u/8234515</a><br /><br />And here:<br /><a href="http://www.pesticide.org/get-involved/thankyouseattle/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.pesticide.org/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>get-involved/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>thankyouseattle/</a></span>Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-875210282348515412014-09-23T22:16:00.000-07:002014-09-23T22:16:11.088-07:00Images from the People's Climate Change Rally in Oakland CA, September 21<h2>
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-30686194984381386912014-09-13T10:22:00.002-07:002014-09-13T10:22:37.160-07:00NORCAL CLIMATE CHANGE RALLY! OAKLAND: SEPTEMBER 21<h2>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will B<span style="color: #bf9000;">EE</span> at the Climate Change Rally in Oakland with a hive and information on September 21 from 2 to 5PM</span></h2>
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Official site for the rally: <a href="http://bayareasept21-350bayarea.nationbuilder.com/">http://bayareasept21-350bayarea.nationbuilder.com/</a>Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-35072658130357381622014-09-01T10:12:00.002-07:002014-09-23T22:20:08.002-07:00 My Article Published in the Daily Californian<h3>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have just had an opinion article published in the Daily Californian.<br />Link here...<a href="http://www.dailycal.org/2014/08/29/honey-bees-native-pollinators-need-help/">Honeybees and Native Pollinators Heed Our Help</a></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, the graphic is a bit off-putting. The staff artist used a phalaenopsis Orchid, which is a house plant, as the bee flower. I appreciate that they ran the article but having graphics that indicate false information is a step down for aspiring journalist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think this is the point they were trying to make...</span></div>
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showing how systemic pesticides work on the bees and pollinators </td></tr>
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-84804386740503746702014-08-25T15:14:00.000-07:002014-08-25T15:14:05.895-07:00Gardeners BEE-Ware! Report on Neonicotinoids in your Bee Friendly Plants!<div>
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For those who haven't seen this report yet.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please take a look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The report was Drafted by Pesticide Research Institute on what they found in "Bee Friendly" plants at Big Box Stores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also information on the toxicity of the major Consumer Brands of garden pesticides sold at these box stores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/93/3a/3/4738/GardenersBewareReport_2014.pdf">Gardeners Beware 2014</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember these pesticides affect all the pollinators not only Honeybees!</span></div>
Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-11658039015422648702014-08-20T10:24:00.001-07:002014-08-20T10:24:31.498-07:00A Few More Photos from National Honeybee Day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Booth At the Berkeley Farmers' Market</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">More of the Best Worker Bees!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Photos by Susan Mac Kenzie and Bonnie Borucki</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A small protest at <b>Bayer Corporation </b>was fun lots of cars honking in support! But the real star was the booth at the <b>Berkeley Farmers' Market</b>. We were swamped all day with people wanting to know why the bees are dying and what they can do to help. We even had some of Berkeley's Finest asking about how to help save the bees!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A successful day all around! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Ecology Center Farmer’s Market</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">BeeAgainstMonsanto</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">We Bee Gardeners</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Westbrae Nursery</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Transition Berkeley</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The Berkeley PD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Green Peace Oakland</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Organic Consumers Association</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Friends of the Earth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Pesticide Action Network</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pSBUohVXVGP8jealKVNgrCWK8PPMAPtE5m4RpSjkQ6ZsycdqlGJNYFV31SYKEYopLKPZz2HAABlMP3Ojl_i1pPp4u2Pp9_aUUR1STb-b_vZdy7G2C7edrb0jM5506DUqeNj7vSUsM0GG/s1600/Berkeley'sFinest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pSBUohVXVGP8jealKVNgrCWK8PPMAPtE5m4RpSjkQ6ZsycdqlGJNYFV31SYKEYopLKPZz2HAABlMP3Ojl_i1pPp4u2Pp9_aUUR1STb-b_vZdy7G2C7edrb0jM5506DUqeNj7vSUsM0GG/s1600/Berkeley'sFinest.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The City Of Berkeley</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Mayor Tom Bates </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">and his staff</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Bee Keepers Everywhere</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bee at the Civic Center Park At 11:AM Show your support.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Occupella Sings at 12:30 at the Farmers Market</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bike Swarm leaves BART station at 1:30 (See Map)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mayor Tom Bates is Proclaiming tomorrow HONEY BEE AWARENESS DAY!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Meet at Bayer at 2PM for a BEE IN.</span></li>
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Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204895406234459300.post-23585343445884059042014-08-06T07:49:00.004-07:002014-08-06T07:49:51.585-07:00Neil deGrasse Tyson Sells his Soul <h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how he feels selective breeding is the same as gene splicing...</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">In the </span><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/secret-history-lead?page=full#" style="border: 0px; color: #9f9f9f; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Secret History of Lead</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">, Jamie Lincoln Kitman remarks:</span></div>
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“The leaded gas adventurers have profitably polluted the world on a grand scale and, in the process, have provided a model for the asbestos, tobacco, pesticide and nuclear power industries, and other twentieth-century corporate bad actors, for evading clear evidence that their products are harmful by hiding behind the mantle of scientific uncertainty.” <span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.714285714;"> </span><a href="http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/blog/?p=2324" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.714285714;">http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/blog/?p=2324</a><span style="line-height: 1.714285714;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.714285714;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AND....</b><br />GMOs are man-made life forms created to do things that are otherwise not permitted in nature. Under the laws of nature, no organisms including microbes, plants, or animals are allowed to generate offspring outside of their own species. In effect, no species can breed with any other species to reproduce a fertile offspring of either species. For instance, a microbe cannot breed with a cow to generate a calf, or the other way round. GMOs are not the same as hybrids. For instance, horse and donkey are closely related species. Mule is a hybrid offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. Occasionally, a female mule may produce an offspring, but never a genetically distinct mule, horse or donkey.In this sense of the word, GMOs are not the same as hybrids. GMOs are created by inserting a gene of interest from a certain species into a completely unrelated species. In doing so, the recipient species is fooled into adopting the functional characteristics of the donor species. For instance, by inserting the human insulin gene into E. coli bacteria, one can get this E. coli to secrete typically human insulin. The same can be done for other products, such as Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH).<br /><br />The most commonly known GMOs are seeds that are claimed to enhance food and agricultural yields under cover of certain herbicides and pesticides, such as Glyphosate, Bt-toxin, etc. The fact is that GMO crops, such as canola, corn, cotton, soy etc., cannot thrive without the aid of such herbicides/pesticides. Therefore, the public health risk of cultivating and eating such crops is attributed to not only the GMOs, but also the attendant herbicides and pesticides.<br /><br /><br />- See more at: <a href="http://vitalitymagazine.com/article/five-pillars-of-food-safety/#sthash.vZ1INhCT.QtAfx5HY.dpuf">http://vitalitymagazine.com/article/five-pillars-of-food-safety/#sthash.vZ1INhCT.QtAfx5HY.dpuf</a></span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">May be he should stick to AstroPhysics!</span>Christine Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996870649635609979noreply@blogger.com0