Please see the attached WORD article from Italy's national newspaper LaStampa. A Turin magistrate has had senior managers from Bayer and Syngenta charged with spreading chemicals (Clothianidin) that kill bees - on the grounds that this threatens the national economy of Italy. He has already ruled that they are 'culpable' - i.e. they have to answer ...
ITALIAN MAGISTRATE CHARGES BAYER AND SYNGENTA MANAGERS FOR KILLING BEES WITH CLOTHIANIDIN
Date: 18 August 2011
Every year, in a tradition dating to the 1940s, thousands gather in the Spanish town of Buñol for La Tomatina, a giant “food fight”, in which participants gleefully pelt each other with tomatoes and get very, very messy. There’s blood in the streets, but it belongs to the tomatoes.However, according to a study in the ...
Invasive species alert for: Harmonia axyridisCommon name(s): Harlequin Ladybird, Multicoloured Asian Ladybird, Halloween Ladybug.Why the concern? This is an invasive species of ladybird that was found at two sites in the Republic of Ireland during November 2010. Previous records came from 2007 and 2009 in Northern Ireland.If the harlequin ladybird becomes established, it will threaten native ...
Dear subscribers and Transition advocates,Hello my name is Davie Philip and I am currently the coordinator of TIN, Transition Ireland and Northern Ireland, a role I do on a voluntary basis supported by a steering group made up of representatives from Transition Initiatives from around Ireland. The steering group are currently trying to assess how many ...
Here at Seed Savers we see our work as being closely aligned with that of many other ecological and environmental organisations and we are working toward developing good information exchange and working relationships with them. As part of this effort we are going to regularly feature the work of such organisations in the newsletter. The ...