Death, where is thy sting: This excellent update on the search for the cause of colony collapse disorder in bees says that neonicotinoids have probably been ruled out, cell phone signals are laughed at, and most signs are pointing to a biological pathogen or parasite. (Los Angeles Times)
Naming names and kicking ass: The Environmental Working Group will unveil its new 2007 Farm Bill Database of agricultural subsidy recipients at noon tomorrow, June 12. Watch for the link from EWG Prez Ken Cook’s blog, Mulch.
The Associated Press has a sneak peek at the stars of the new data, such as Texas oil billionaire Lee M. Bass, who got $242,787 from 2003-2005, and former NBA star Scottie Pippen, who received $78,945 in conservation subsidies for land he controls in Arkansas.
Transparency and containers: A new food-tracking technology called HarvestMark aims to let consumers look up produce specially packaged in HarvestMark-tagged containers to learn where the food was grown, when it was picked, and which crew picked and packaged it. While we think these are valuable things to know, we don’t need more packaging, period. (Statesman/AP)
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