http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Pesticide) en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:27:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/a-disastrous-year-for-bees-we-cant-keep-them-alive?start=0 For America's beekeepers, who have struggled for nearly a decade with a mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder that kills honeybees en masse, this past year was particularly bad. <br /> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:27:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/a-disastrous-year-for-bees-we-cant-keep-them-alive Honey bee, Neonicotinoid, Bee, Pesticide, Agriculture in the United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Pollinator, Agriculture, United States, Environment For America's beekeepers, who have struggled for nearly a decade with a mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder that kills honeybees en masse, this past year was particularly bad. http://news.linktv.org/videos/israel-battles-locust-invasion-just-in-time-for-passover?start=0 Huge swarms of locusts are invading Israel. The country is fighting the bugs off with pesticides. The locust invasion comes just two weeks before the Jewish holiday of Passover, which includes a recounting of an ancient "plague of locusts." Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:47:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/israel-battles-locust-invasion-just-in-time-for-passover Locust, Israel, Agriculture in Israel, Passover, Pesticide, Plagues of Egypt, Agriculture, Associated Press Huge swarms of locusts are invading Israel. The country is fighting the bugs off with pesticides. The locust invasion comes just two weeks before the Jewish holiday of Passover, which includes a recounting of an ancient "plague of locusts." http://news.linktv.org/videos/killing-bees-are-government-and-industry-responsible?start=0 There is growing evidence that a new class of pesticides called neonicotinoids may be toxic to bees. The Environmental Protection Agency allowed neonicotinoids on the market without adequate tests to determine their toxicity. Earth Focus reports. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/killing-bees-are-government-and-industry-responsible Bee, Neonicotinoid, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical industry, Pollinator, Pesticide, US Government, United States, Earth Focus Honey bees, the essential pollinators of many major US crops, have been dying off in massive numbers since 2006. This threatens the American agricultural system and the one in twelve American jobs that depends on it. There is growing evidence that a new class of pesticides -- nerve toxins called neonicotinoids, which are used on most US crops including almost all corn -- may be toxic to bees. The Environmental Protection Agency allowed neonicotinoids on the market without adequate tests to determine their toxicity to bees. Environmentalists want neonicotinoids banned until needed safety tests are done. While the US government is slow to act and neonicotinoid sales reap billions for the chemical industry, bees continue to die. Earth Focus reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/earth-focus-exposed-the-ugly-side-of-food-production?start=0 Shrimp from Bangladesh, exposed to pesticides and injected with dirty water, may be toxic to your health. Find out more about the corrupt practices, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation caused by shrimp farmers cashing in on booming global demand in this original investigative report by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:21:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/earth-focus-exposed-the-ugly-side-of-food-production Italy, Migrant worker, Overfishing, Food security, Poverty, Mexico, Citrus production, South Asia, Bangladesh, Shrimp Shrimp from Bangladesh, exposed to pesticides and injected with dirty water, may be toxic to your health. Find out more about the corrupt practices, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation caused by shrimp farmers cashing in on booming global demand in this original investigative report by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.