World War Bee

Saw something on FB about the apocalypse of bees:

http://qz.com/107970/scientists-discover-whats-killing-the-bees-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/

And then sniffed around and found an interesting link-heavy article about Putin's "outrage" over the U.S. and the use of neonicotinoids vis-a-vis Monsanto and Syngenta AG and other chemical companies.

A world war over the decimation of bees?

http://politicalblindspot.org/russia-suggests-that-war-may-be-necessary-to-stop-monsanto/

 

Just curious, Xan (not meaning to flame) but were you really unaware of the collapse in the bee colony population before this recent round of coverage?

 

Yes, I did.

No, I didn't know about the politicization of it all.

Going to war over bees? Sounds absurd but it's still what's being written about.

Not to mention, any chance to keep the conversation alive about Monsanto and Syngenta and other chemical companies is a good chance.

 

Who knew Russia was a hotbed of environmentalism?

 

In Mother Russia, tree hugs YOU!

 

They're only fighting for the straight bees. Fuck Russia.

 

America needs to worry about Putin much more than it ever did about Khruschchev and Brezhnev. Khruschchev was all bluster. Putin is a real megalomaniac.

 

Putin's a moot point if all the bees die and we have no food.

 

Because someone has to

 

Bee colony decimation isn't new, but the evidence more specifically tying it to fungicide and pesticide use is.

 

If only those bees weren't wearing hoodies

 

Or fraternizing with other bees at a nightclub that made a particular bee murderous with rage.