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In reply to the discussion: Illinois illegally seizes bees resistant to (Monsanto) Roundup; kills remaining queens [View all]Response to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)
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Illinois illegally seizes bees resistant to (Monsanto) Roundup; kills remaining queens [View all]
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
OP
so the theory is that Monsanto wants a monopoly on bees resistant to their roundup?
KurtNYC
May 2012
#7
I think the resistant bees are one line of evidence in proving round-up kills bees. n/t
Ian David
May 2012
#18
No doubt he has years of evidence. Insan(e)to is a villainous criminal, plain and simple
Dont call me Shirley
May 2012
#82
Actually I do doubt it. Roundup effects on bees is not exactly an unknown area.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#87
Monsanto are pure, utter evil, and I say this meaning it entirely and without reservation.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#17
The evil of Monsanto-we as consumers, must fight for labeling of all GMO food products
crunch60
May 2012
#48
I'm trying to understand this...they don't want anyone developing bees resistant to that stuff....
LiberalLoner
May 2012
#10
And think about the other fact that this news piece demonstrates - the Big Agri firms
truedelphi
May 2012
#39
There is no evidence Roundup affects bees and plenty of people doing research on it.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#31
And that is a red herring/false choice. Of course they do. But so what? Doesn't mean that is the
yellowcanine
May 2012
#182
Who is THEY? Whether someone said that or not it is not actually relevant.
yellowcanine
Jun 2013
#193
I did not say atrazine doesn't break down in the soil: I said it can persist a long time. It can.
yellowcanine
Jun 2013
#195
Also glyphosate has been around since 1974 and your idea that it hasn't been researched
yellowcanine
Jun 2013
#196
That's a good point. And the only other source I can find is the nutjob site, "Natural News." n/t
Ian David
May 2012
#15
The evil gubamint might have seized the bees, but what about the 'research?'
msanthrope
May 2012
#59
I noticed that too. The bees were seized because inspectors detected foulbrood.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#20
If you read the Prairie Avocate article it's pretty clear where his bees are.
GarroHorus
May 2012
#32
That's an assumption, and that's the beekeeper's point. He's not getting answers
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#44
58 years of experience in bee keeping vs. 12 years as a what, corporate hack?
Dont call me Shirley
May 2012
#85
Well then let's hope the source of the original story isn't sharing underwear with Glenn Beck:
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#22
I would just edit your OP to link directly to the Prairie Advocate article. n/t
Ian David
May 2012
#33
hard to take the source seriously on a serious matter, when he trashes OWS and compares Carter among
maddezmom
May 2012
#52
I am disabled with very little energy and I thankfully have little knowledge of nut-job sites.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#104
Well the truth of the matter is of some dispute so source has to be considered.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#65
It also presents a great opportunity for you to direct Progressive web traffic to right-wing sites.
Ian David
May 2012
#79
No - what if this source wants to spread BS to discredit legitmate complaints against Monsanto?
KurtNYC
May 2012
#99
Yeah, I finally bowed deeply to those who refuse to click the source link in the first link I posted
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#135
First you have to offer something of substance, as opposed to something of ridicule.
msanthrope
May 2012
#54
I could link back to DU and people would chide me for less-than-golden sources.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#162
How does that assertion relate to the OP? If you read all of the replies it is clear that this case
yellowcanine
May 2012
#80
It's no assertion, use your search engine to find Monsanto connections to government.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#102
I don't always have the time to link people to stories. Everyone has a search engine if they care.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#128
"Everybody has a search engine." Oh for pity's sake. You really don't get it.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#129
I'm surprised they haven't bred GM bees, spread them around and claimed patent theft
Marrah_G
May 2012
#53
The evidence is certainly a lot better than for Roundup, that's for sure.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#130
"No, it's neonicotinoids. There's really no doubt now." Actually there is.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#139
Yeah right. "And they were probably the industry cover up." Who is "they" then.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#181
This is like a scene out of a science fiction horror movie. Monsanto must be held accountable
ladjf
May 2012
#86
Illinois is a pay-to-play state. If you don't pay, you don't get to play.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#91
Did you check the link in the story to the original article? I've posted it in the OP
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#103
If you want to piss of your livestock-farming neighbors, keep sick animals with a communicable
Ikonoklast
May 2012
#105
Good lord, please search Monsanto + government or most any topic you choose.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#142
One type of poison definitely cannot effect other things. That's madness.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#147
Roundup Birth Defects: Regulators Knew World's Best-Selling Herbicide Causes Problems
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#152
I am always suspicious of anyone who "knows better" than all of the others in the same
yellowcanine
May 2012
#120
Illegally. I want them and Monsanto to pay dearly for this. They want to be able to have their
jwirr
May 2012
#127
The way I understand it he was not given the chance before they killed the bees.
jwirr
May 2012
#148
Roundup Birth Defects: Regulators Knew World's Best-Selling Herbicide Causes Problems
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#154
And I now question whether Roundup has any potential to cause birth defects
GarroHorus
May 2012
#168