#Pesticides

Today with our colleagues @ClientEarth we've published a briefing from @IEEP_eu examining how to develop and secure environmental core standards for #trade. 1/9https://greenallianceblog.org.uk/2020/12/11/we-need-a-trade-policy-that-alig
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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
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We are not Slaves. The circumstances in which I grew up, make working in the fields, the only legal/non criminal option to make a few bucks and its been like
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NATURALLY ALKALINE WATER VS ARTIFICIALLY ALKALINE WATER:Naturally alkaline water has a chemical makeup that is vastly different from artificially alkaline water. Artificially alkaline water has undergone a process they call
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1. The polio story as you learned it is wrong. It’s one of the most often misunderstood sequence of events in the last two hundred years. I wanted to explain
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Passerby: “Your honey is so expensive,.”Me: “You have no idea.” Passerby: “But I can buy the big jar at Costco.”Me: “Then you should, this probably isn’t for you. The
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You’ve probably read this week’s stories about threats to insect populations and why they’re alarming (scroll down for spoilers*). Here are some things you can do to help.*We could all
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This month for #IYPH2020, we’re looking at how plant pests and diseases spread around the world, and how research helps keep UK farms, forests and gardens safe. Here are just
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Hey @mattjcan I think you've misunderstood this, so i'll break it down for you here with links to published papers (1/n)https://twitter.com/mattjcan/status/1287549878327898112 Herbicides are exported from all agricultural catchments
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On this day in 1998, Bill Clinton committed a major act of terrorism by ordering a cruise missile attack on Sudan’s Al Shifa factory, which produced 90% of the country’s
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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
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1984 in context of Punjab is generally read & associated with the Sikh Movement & Indira Gandhi’s decision to call in army. But very few people know what was a
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When people ask if it's safe to dine indoors, Oregon officials say there's "no clear evidence of significant transmission in bars or restaurants" in Oregon's data. #threadRule #1 of science
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I was re-reading a wonderful book last night by David Cromwell of @medialens fame, from 2013, "Why are we the good guys: Reclaiming your mind from the delusions of Propaganda"I
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The Timbuktu Syllabus: Part 3/3The Bank of Prosperity.Building a new Black SA#BuildingBlackSA Agribusiness taught me a fascinating similarity between crop and human.In agriculture, all crops demand a specific criteria. That
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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
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