archive for the 'Bees' Category

Everything looks better when your head’s in the sand: The USDA stops tracking pesticide use

by Elanor @ Thursday, May 22nd, 2008.

The USDA stops collecting data on pesticide use. Meanwhile, researchers in India link pesticides to altered DNA and the German government blames pesticides for bee colony collapse. But no worries — just don’t think about it.

Digest - Features: The coming food storm, activists with cameras, bee breeders

by Ethicurean @ Thursday, March 13th, 2008.

In-depth, offbeat, or thought-provoking features about aspects of SOLE food, from eating locally to farms marketing to methods of food preservation.

Saturday silliness

by Bonnie P. @ Saturday, December 15th, 2007.

Our friend Derrick sends us this "unicorn chaser" for a very disappointing week: a Tourettes-ing Rowan Atkinson and a baby-faced John Cleese in a silly skit. Why is it Ethicurean-worthy? Well, it’s nominally (ssst!) about beekeeping … and life (waack!).

Via the Cynical-C blog

Digest - News: USDA loophole allows E. coli-positive beef to be sold, lots more news

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, November 11th, 2007.

Breaking news and developments, such as contaminated-food outbreaks, Farm Bill milestones, and how the farming community is faring around the world.

Digest - Features: A+ for bee-minus story, cattlemen no supertasters, farming is poisoning our drinking water

by Ethicurean @ Wednesday, October 17th, 2007.

In-depth, offbeat, or thought-provoking features about aspects of SOLE food, from eating locally to farms marketing to methods of food preservation.

Digest - Features: Pollan Q&A, the bee middleman, some wild donations to hunger cause

by Ethicurean @ Sunday, October 14th, 2007.

In-depth, offbeat, or thought-provoking features about aspects of SOLE food, from eating locally to farms marketing to methods of food preservation.

Digest - Commentary: Bee very worried, be Frank, be safe

by Ethicurean @ Tuesday, September 11th, 2007.

A roundup of opinion pieces about SOLE food that we think will be of interest to Ethicurean readers.

Digest - News & Commentary: Bee breakthrough, popcorn lung, progressive grocers

by Ethicurean @ Friday, September 7th, 2007.

A roundup of current news and commentary about everything from Farm Bill updates to backyard chickens, transgenic foods, E. coli recalls, and sustainable fish.

Bees and a berry farm

by Marc R. aka Mental Masala @ Saturday, August 11th, 2007.

Helping native bees
Like many other science-related programs, KQED TV’s Quest has done a segment on bees this year. Quest’s segment focuses on the work of two University of California researchers, one who is trying improve honeybee genetics through selective breeding and another who specializes in California’s native bees. You can watch the 10-minute segment […]

Digest - features: Farmers’ defense fund, culprit emerging in bee collapse

by Ethicurean @ Saturday, August 4th, 2007.

A roundup of current features and featured blog posts of possible interest to Ethicurean readers.

Digest - Features: Kolbert buzz on CCD, lessons from New Zealand

by Ethicurean @ Thursday, August 2nd, 2007.

A round-up of insightful and informative features & blog posts we think Ethicurean readers will enjoy.

Digest - Features & blogsnacks: The rise and fall of bottled water, eco-kosher & beekeeping booms

by Ethicurean @ Monday, July 9th, 2007.

A round-up of insightful and informative features & blog posts we think Ethicurean readers will enjoy.

Digest - News & Commentary: Irradiation, more cracks in China, the Arcadian philosophy

by Ethicurean @ Saturday, July 7th, 2007.

A round-up of the most important news & commentary regarding SOLE- and anti-SOLE food issues, farming, policy, etc. that we think Ethicurean readers will want to know about.

Digest: Bee investigation continues, subsidy recipients bared, track your fruit

by Ethicurean @ Monday, June 11th, 2007.

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)

Digest: China condemns ex-head of food agency, bees’ needs, Swift & Co. acquired

by Ethicurean @ Tuesday, May 29th, 2007.

NEWSU.S. FDA head very glad he is not Chinese: China has sentenced the former head of its food and drugs agency to death for corruption. The sentence, which could still be reduced on appeal, reflects the weight China’s top leaders are giving to the issues of corruption and food safety as they grapple with the fallout overseas after a series of safety breaches involving toxins in food and other products. Given how well capital punishment works to deter crime in this country, we’re sure the Chinese food system will reform itself immediately.

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