#Neonicotinoids

leave the capitol - exit this Roman shell 🐚

fireh9lly

The neonicotinoids story is being reported on in a misleading way as to what the damage is that it will cause. Since the proposed rule relaxation is to use them

Ben Macpherson MSP

BenMacpherson

To be clear, this pesticide product was not authorised for use in Scotland. We take the use of chemicals very seriously and our position on the use of neonicotinoids and other

Thomas Backhaus

ThoBaSwe

The UK has just authorized the use of #Thiamethoxam for use on sugar beet seeds. This is a #neonicotinoid insecticide, which is banned throughout the EU because of its environmental

Thomas Oliver 🐝

thomasroliveruk

Neonicotinoids and why they need to stay banned #SciComm #ScienceTwitter #SaveTheBees #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis Neonicotinoids were banned by the EU in 2018 following multiple scientific studies which proved their severe detrimental

Moor Farm

moorfarm1

Harvesting the rest of the Sugar Beet to go to @BritishSugar. This will go to make Silver Spoon Products that you can find in most big shops! Make sure you

Feedback

feedbackorg

The emergency authorisation of #neonicotinoids for #sugarbeet is a sticking plaster that distracts from the industry's much bigger problem.Sugar is bad for us, and we grow far too much of

Harry Siviter

harrysiviter

Hi Robert – Always happy to chat about our results. For the future trying to start a ‘civil discussion’ by commenting on our ‘flawed results’ might not be the best

albert olioso

albobex

2/ Les arguments économiques de ces dérogations sont indiscutables.Les arguments techniques aussi (possibilités d'alternatives...), en tout cas à court terme, en particulier pour les betteraves. 3/ Les arguments minimisant sur

Tom Clarke

Tom_Clarke

Ok, It's confession time: My name is Tom. I'm a nature friendly-farmer, anti-Brexit, climate change activist. Over 15% of my farm is dedicated to measures which enhance nature. I also

Unearthed

UE

The best environmental journalism of 2020Chosen by our reporters.https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2020/12/18/best-environmental-journalism-2020/ This is what fuels the West’s infernos. By @sarahkaplan48, @JohnMuyskens, @chrisalcantara, an

The Wildlife Trusts

WildlifeTrusts

Bad news for bees: The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union to agree the use of a highly damaging pesticide - neonicotinoid thiamethoxam - for the

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

This is massive, and horrific. @NFUtweets is secretly lobbying the government to allow #neonicotinoid pesticides to be reintroduced after Brexit. It tells its members: "Please refrain from sharing this on

McArt Lab

McArtLab

For pollinator week, we’re releasing our 432-page risk-benefit analysis for neonicotinoid insecticides (see link below). A brief synopsis via this thread (1/18)…. https://pollinator.cals.cornell.edu/pollinator-research-cornell/neonicoti

Nick von Westenholz

nvonwestenholz

As a few people have been in touch asking about this story, here’s my take. It is in fact a rather elegant example of how “journalists” such as Monbiot take

The Intercept

theintercept

As 2020 comes to a close, we're taking a look back at some of our best reporting on the environment. The American landscape has become 48 times more toxic to

Elliot Chapman-Jones

ElliotCJ

#EnvironmentBill Report Stage starts with @pow_rebecca explaining the Bill's delay - saying Govt "remains committed to getting this Bill on the statute books" and promises Royal Assent by Autumn. Watch

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