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- Canada moves to ban bee-killing pesticides Fri, 17 Aug 18, 7:00amEnvironmentalists scored a victory in Canada on Wednesday, securing restrictions on two pesticides that have been posing threats to bees and aquatic insects...
- New study finds glyphosate in kids' cereals and snack bars Fri, 17 Aug 18, 9:00amBad news for anyone who likes to eat cereal, or granola bars, or anything that contains oats at all: a recent study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) tested 45 conventional oat products for the presence of glyphosate,...
- Court orders Monsanto to pay $289 million in cancer trial Wed, 15 Aug 18, 7:00amAgrochemical company Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289 million to school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson, who said the Bayer subsidiary's chemical products gave him cancer...
- Beekeepers file a complaint against Bayer after glyphosate was discovered in honey Tue, 12 Jun 18, 4:00amBeekeepers in France aren't happy with Bayer. Agence France Presse reported (AFP) a beekeeping cooperative in the northern part of the country filed a legal complaint against the chemical giant after the controversial herbicide...
- Monsanto will scrap its notorious name after acquisition by Bayer Tue, 5 Jun 18, 6:00am"Monsanto" is a bad word in environmentalist circles. However, the company name so connected with concerns over glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's product Roundup, will vanish following the company's acquisition...
- 10% of the World’s Largest Companies Produce 73% of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tue, 17 Sep 13, 4:20amImage via Shutterstock A new study has found that just 50 corporations are responsible for 73% of the 3.6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emitted by the world's 500 largest companies. Of the carbon-polluting corporations...
- 10% of World’s Largest Companies Produce 73% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mon, 16 Sep 13, 11:09pmImage via Shutterstock A new study has found that just 50 corporations are responsible for 73% of the 3.6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emitted by the world's 500 largest companies. Of the carbon-polluting corporations...
- US Denies Link Between Bee Deaths and Pesticides Despite Europe’s Ban Fri, 3 May 13, 10:19pmPhoto via Shutterstock Just days after Europe placed a two year ban on bee-killing pesticides, the US government has released a claim that there is no clear link between widespread colony collapse and neonicotinoids, The...
- Coalition Sues US Government Over Pesticides Toxic to Bees Mon, 25 Mar 13, 11:16pmPhoto via Shutterstock American beekeepers, conservation groups and food campaigners have filed a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to protect the country’s bees from...
- Coalition Sues US Government Over Bee-Toxic Pesticides Mon, 25 Mar 13, 11:16pmPhoto via Shutterstock American beekeepers, conservation groups and food campaigners have filed a law suit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to protect the country’s bees from...
- UK Home Improvement Retailers to Withdraw Products Containing Chemicals Harmful to Bees Thu, 31 Jan 13, 7:04amBees have had a rough time in the past few years – from the Varroa mite and colony collapse disorder to factory waste contaminating their honey. Heeding the insect’s buzz for help, UK home improvement retailers...
- Bayer Building in India Receives World’s Highest LEED Score Wed, 6 Jun 12, 1:00amBayer used to be a household name for Aspirin, but now the multinational corporation will be known for developing the first building in the world to receive as many as 64 out of 69 possible points from the Leadership in Energy...
- New EQ-Top Seismic Wallpaper Can Save Lives in an Earthquake Fri, 6 Apr 12, 7:54amScientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Bayer have developed a seismic wallpaper that can hold up building walls during earthquakes. The system, called EQ-Top, is a glass fiber fabric that can help keep mason...