Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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The Ferocious Patriot Expose: Take Action: Save Bees from Highly Toxic Pesticide...: Bee populations are plummeting! Yet the Environmental Protection Agency recently sided with Dow AgroSciences to approve a new, highly tox...
As EPA Approves Emergency Use of Bee-Killing Pesticide for Florida Citrus, Beyond Pesticides Urges Heightened Efforts to Stop Toxic Pesticide Dependency
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted Florida citrus growers an emergency exemption to use the bee-killing pesticide clothianidin to control Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), a pest that causes "citrus greening," a devastating citrus plant disease. Clothianidin, which is not currently registered for use on citrus, is part of a class of neurotoxic, systemic insecticides called neonicotinoids, which have been implicated in global honey bee declines and suspended in the European Union. "EPA needs to assist in stopping the deadly use of pesticides that harm bees, butterflies, and birds with sustainable practices, rather than imperil pollinators with its decisions," said Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, a health and environmental advocacy group. He continued, "We understand the immediate chemical needs of chemical-intensive agriculture for increasingly toxic and persistent chemicals, but urge EPA to help stop the treadmill, lest it allow irreversible harm to the environment, biodiversity, and human health." Beyond Pesticides is urging EPA to require that growers adopt a management plan in order to apply clothianidin. "Ultimately, EPA should be requiring growers to adopt integrated organic systems to manage pests, as a part of an emergency permit," said Mr. Feldman.
Honey bees in Florida, researchers say, contribute to the productivity of several groups of citrus fruit, including many orange and grapefruit varieties. Through their pollination services and foraging in citrus fruit, bees and other pollinators will be exposed to the contaminated pollen and nectar in the trees' flowers, as the systemic clothianidin translocates throughout the treated trees. Bees are exceedingly common in citrus groves, from which they produce a high quality honey crop.
According to the University of Florida, there are approximately 6,000 acres of certified organic citrus in Floridathat does not permit the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, including clothianidin. Farm operations that are USDA certified organic avoid the use of toxic chemicals by implementing holistic management systems plans.
EPA issued the 2½ year emergency permit without subjecting its decision to any public comment. Beyond Pesticides is party to a lawsuit challenging EPA's failure to adequately review and restrict clothianidin.
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Take Action: Save Bees from Highly Toxic Pesticides
Bee populations are plummeting! Yet the Environmental Protection Agency recently sided with Dow AgroSciences to approve a new, highly toxic bee-killing pesticide called sulfoxaflor. {The EPA Appointees Under Barack Obama Are Our Enemy } "B.P.
And now the EPA is considering expanding the number of crops this pesticide can be sprayed on to include corn, alfalfa, oats, and several other significant and widely grown crops. Will you help us fight back?
Tell the EPA to deny Dow AgroScience’s application to expand the registration of the bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor now.
Nearly one-third of our crops—including many vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds—depend on bees for pollination. But bees in our country are dying at unprecedented rates, and scientists are pointing to pesticides like sulfoxaflor as a cause.
A world without bees is unimaginable. Earthjustice is doing everything we can to fight back, using the law and the power of the courts. But we need your help to stop this latest proposal.
Help us ensure that sulfoxaflor does not become the final straw for bees. Take action now to save bees!
This Fruit Can Halt Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Rheumatoid Arthritis
New research that is looking into the healing properties of pomegranate is underway at the University of Huddersfield, England. The fuchsia-colored fruit has been known to help with many different health conditions, and the newest data also connects it with slowing down inflammation which contributes to the destruction of brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease.
Punicalagin is a chemical compound that is found in pomegranate fruit. It is a polyphenol, which is an antioxidant that prevents cell proliferation and invasion, and causes cell death in some types of cancer. The English research group, led by Dr. Olumayokun Olajide, looked at punicalagin’spotential to inhibit inflammation in brain cells, and other cells of the body. During their experiment, the team isolated rat’s brain cells, and examined the effect the chemical had on the cells. They came to the conclusion that pomegranate’s polyphenol can slow inflammation in specialized brain cells known as microglia.
Previous research has shown that inflammation of the brain cells makes Alzheimer’s and others types of dementia and neuro-degenerative disease (such as Parkinson’s) progressively worse, as more cells die off. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who suffer from the inflammation in their joints could also benefit from the latest findings.Punicalagin could not cure the disease, but could prevent it, or slow down its development.
Dr. Olajide notes that most of the antioxidant compounds are found in the outer skin of the pomegranate, not in the soft part of the fruit, so the peel may be a source of drugs in the future. But still a glass of pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than red wine, green tea, blueberries, and cranberries. Consuming it on a regular basis has many health benefits. It has been associated with heart disease prevention, it lowers bad (LDL) cholesterol, and possibly even slows prostate cancer growth. The latter is due to its antioxidant activity, which plays an important role in DNA repair and damage prevention. American Institute of Cancer Research suggests including pomegranate juice into your daily balanced…..
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