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GreatGazoo

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29. Aren't GMO corn seeds regularly coated with neonicotinoids ?
Sun Mar 1, 2015, 06:48 PM
Mar 2015

Notice I said above "GMO crop systems."

Harvard School of Public Health, May 2014

Boston, MA — Two widely used neonicotinoids—a class of insecticide—appear to significantly harm honey bee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The study replicated a 2012 finding from the same research group that found a link between low doses of imidacloprid and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), in which bees abandon their hives over the winter and eventually die. The new study also found that low doses of a second neonicotinoid, clothianidin, had the same negative effect.


http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/study-strengthens-link-between-neonicotinoids-and-collapse-of-honey-bee-colonies/

So is Harvard in on some vast anti-GMO conspiracy or is there a link between neonicotinoids and bee colony collapse??
Another source makes no mention of Monsanto -- says protest is over loss of crops to wild boar GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #1
Hm. The OP seems to be guilty of having a FoxNews moment Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #4
Maybe the MSM is having more faux news moments arikara Mar 2015 #16
Did you even bother to look it up yourself? (rhetorical question -- I know the answer) Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #25
And did you even bother to read the other links? arikara Mar 2015 #39
Go away. You were caught blowing smoke. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #43
Talking to yourself? RiverLover Mar 2015 #56
I sure as shit was not talking to you. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #67
A jury left the post you replied to 4-3. MineralMan Mar 2015 #72
I was not fazed by it. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #73
Good jury result. The alert should have been on the post that caused that response. Did you alert on sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #100
that sucks, you posted this yesterday on Sunday- it's only ONE DAY into the week! snooper2 Mar 2015 #71
They're probably wild GMO boars. Orrex Mar 2015 #6
Shush you... Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2015 #7
Some other sources I've seen mention GM crops NuclearDem Mar 2015 #8
Exactly. This is more dishonest anti-GMO propaganda. HuckleB Mar 2015 #17
Same land grab MO big ag used in the Us in the 1980's. Big Ag are criminals against the earth. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #2
Good way to phrase it & BigAg's land grabs are allowing the GMOs Polish farmers don't want. RiverLover Mar 2015 #58
Is Big AG aspirant Mar 2015 #3
Small polish farmers are a big force in Poland cap Mar 2015 #5
That's really interesting, and good to know! RiverLover Mar 2015 #60
Up with the Polish farmers marions ghost Mar 2015 #9
Its the powers of the world's shadow government tomsaiditagain Mar 2015 #10
"Am I crazy?" NuclearDem Mar 2015 #11
Solidarnosc! MoreGOPoop Mar 2015 #12
So, this is a topic I'm constantly torn on.... Veilex Mar 2015 #13
Nye has changed his views on GMOs, and will show that in an updated version of his book. HuckleB Mar 2015 #18
"That 14-year-old is the daughter of parents who own a billion dollar organic food and..." Veilex Mar 2015 #37
Oh, goodness. That's funny. HuckleB Mar 2015 #45
Exactly Major Nikon Mar 2015 #57
The problem isn't just one of political approval... Veilex Mar 2015 #77
You are quoting outdated information Major Nikon Mar 2015 #82
Your link was a little insufficient... here's a better one: Veilex Mar 2015 #83
It's not a matter of this or that being right or wrong Major Nikon Mar 2015 #85
The fact remains that the study you list is significantly flawed. Veilex Mar 2015 #99
"That history shows how the lack of ethics of the anti-GMO movement" Veilex Mar 2015 #78
Ok, here are the facts Major Nikon Mar 2015 #86
So, lets assume golden rice hasn't been scraped... Veilex Mar 2015 #94
You speak of fallacies Major Nikon Mar 2015 #95
So I'll retract my statment that golden rice has been scraped. The 14 year old activist was still... Veilex Mar 2015 #101
She's still not right about anything. HuckleB Mar 2015 #102
"The anti-GMO crowd is lying to you and to everyone" Veilex Mar 2015 #103
"Nye has changed his views on GMOs, and will show that in an updated version of his book." Veilex Mar 2015 #38
You keep telling yourself that. HuckleB Mar 2015 #46
"If you understood science, and cared, you wouldn't play that game." Veilex Mar 2015 #79
I get that you are pushing anti-GMO propaganda. HuckleB Mar 2015 #97
Bill Nye actually still calls for caution: Chathamization Mar 2015 #64
Good to know! Thanks for sharing that! Veilex Mar 2015 #80
This is actually a past viewpoint. Nye has admitted that he has changed these views. HuckleB Mar 2015 #98
FYI - Forbes Journalist Counters New York Times on GMO Food Claims RiverLover Mar 2015 #21
So, she says we can't trust "biotech," but she wants us to trust the anti-GMO movement? HuckleB Mar 2015 #49
"seeds of death" has already been regurgitated in this thread Major Nikon Mar 2015 #63
She brings up good points, but I certainly wouldn't call it a 'trust' issue in re science itself. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #53
Nye has a undergrad degree in Mech Engineering GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #24
"Nye says that "one gene controls eye color" " - Thats not what he said at all. Veilex Mar 2015 #36
Nye's exact words at the 1:27 mark of that video GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #61
"if you change one of the genes..." Veilex Mar 2015 #81
Thank you. RiverLover Mar 2015 #84
If you believe in science..... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #50
+1000 nt laundry_queen Mar 2015 #55
"It shouldn't take a college degree to see the stupidity..." Major Nikon Mar 2015 #70
It's not just about individual 'health'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #52
You mean like no-till farming? Major Nikon Mar 2015 #76
Me again. There are some solid reasons to be concerned about GMO crop systems GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #14
GMOs don't impact bees. sorry. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #26
Aren't GMO corn seeds regularly coated with neonicotinoids ? GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #29
Nice try. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #40
So you think organic corn seeds are coated with Neonicotinoids? Good news: GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #62
And you're under the impression that all GMO seeds are coated? They are not. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #66
I said GMO corn seeds -- not ALL GMO seeds. Facts aren't "silly." GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #74
No surrender coming. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #75
How would that coating affect bees? HuckleB Mar 2015 #47
You are so very very very wrong SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #104
Make me laugh. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #105
"solid"? Major Nikon Mar 2015 #69
Happy to enlighten you... GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #90
If this is what counts as enlightenment, that exaplains quite a bit Major Nikon Mar 2015 #92
As expected you can't admit you are wrong -- the PLANT Patent Act ?! GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #96
I was HOPING that this was happening here in the U.S... vkkv Mar 2015 #15
+ a MILLION!!!! RiverLover Mar 2015 #19
You only get one vote. +1 is max. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #28
Ha! RiverLover Mar 2015 #30
I don't think americans are just stupid but they REALLY are apathetic... onecent Mar 2015 #20
Funny, when I think stupid... NuclearDem Mar 2015 #22
The 11% who say it's not safe are the geneticists. immoderate Mar 2015 #31
Where did you get the information that the 11% are geneticists? NuclearDem Mar 2015 #33
It was sort of a joke. I made it up. Doesn't it seem likely, though? immoderate Mar 2015 #35
And another question, who exactly is funding PEW nolabels Mar 2015 #68
+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Mar 2015 #48
it IS happening here (Unless you mean 'protesting Russian embargoes on Polish produce') GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #23
GMOs were developed in the US because... Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #27
Superweeds and all! immoderate Mar 2015 #32
They also wanted DDT to be widely available, and they got it. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #41
Do you actually know any farmers? nt. druidity33 Mar 2015 #34
Damned straight I do. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #42
Which just happens to be the exact same reason all other commercial produce is developed Major Nikon Mar 2015 #59
Yep. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #65
But they are not necessarily what farmers in other countries want Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #87
Don't want to plant GMOs, then don't. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #88
Even if you don't plant GMO seeds yourself, Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #89
And then there's this: CanSocDem Mar 2015 #91
Thank you for posting that video! Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #106
My pleasure! CanSocDem Mar 2015 #108
Sounds like they've worked themselves into quite a tizzy. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #93
Ha ha ha Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #107
Wow. Have you been reading from the Sean Hannity playbook of rebuttals against science? Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #109
Cut the Sean Hannity shit already Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #111
I see. Science by assimilation. You let your immune system filter out the bad science? Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #113
We have been trained to revere giant corporations, through generations of Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #54
About time these GMO foods are getting out of hand. Rex Mar 2015 #44
They're doing it right - addressing the major issues associated with GM. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #51
I'm curious -- did you ever acknowledge that this protest was NOT about GMO crops? Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #110
Here are some signs from the protest in Poland-- Enjoy! Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #112
This is the kind of dishonest bullshit that you guys pull all the time. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #114
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