Bee deaths: EU delays action on pesticides ban

Found on BBC News on Saturday, 16 March 2013
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A recent report by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) concluded that the pesticides posed a "high acute risk" to pollinators, including honeybees.

A spokeswoman for Defra, the UK's environment department, said 14 out of the 27 EU nations - including the UK and Germany - had not supported the commission's proposals as they currently stood.

Global web-based campaign group Avaaz condemned the UK's and Germany's decision to abstain, saying the governments had "caved in to the industry lobby".

How can one be so short-sighted? Bees are essential for environment, and even if the studied are not 100% reliable, a ban of those pesticides which are suspicious is a preemptive step.