Why we need the EPA

[Chris]

As we’ve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the US has so decimated America’s apis mellifera population that one bad winter could leave fields fallow. Now, a new study has pinpointed some of the probable causes of bee deaths and the rather scary results show that averting beemageddon will be much more difficult than previously thought.

Scientists had struggled to find the trigger for so-called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) that has wiped out an estimated 10 million beehives, worth $2 billion, over the past six years. Suspects have included pesticides, disease-bearing parasites and poor nutrition. But in a first-of-its-kind study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists at the University of Maryland and the US Department of Agriculture have identified a witch’s brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen that bees collect to feed their hives. The findings break new ground on why large numbers of bees are dying though they do not identify the specific cause of CCD, where an entire beehive dies at once.

Bee populations are so low in the US that it now takes 60% of the country’s surviving colonies just to pollinate one California crop, almonds. And that’s not just a west coast problem—California supplies 80% of the world’s almonds, a market worth $4 billion.

Scientists discover what?s killing the bees and it?s worse than you thought ? Quartz

 

[NightFox]

As we’ve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the US has so decimated America’s apis mellifera population that one bad winter could leave fields fallow.

Isn't having the EPA supposed to prevent this sort of thing from happening? I guess there's some value in having a giant, powerful and expensive bureaucracy whose function it is to tell the nation that yet another preventable disaster has occurred on their watch, but I'm not sure what value one can place on that.

 

[Contumacious]

Why we need the EPA

1. They are your employer?

2- You love fascism/socialism?

3- You are retarded?

"Refinery permits are just tools that the EPA intends to use to control the Texas oil and gas industry. EPA control can force Texas into dependence in at least two ways. First, though excessive regulation of a major industry, economic growth will be stifled. This will create more state dependence on federal funds. Second, unnecessary EPA regulations will cost Texans jobs. This is will create individual dependence on welfare programs and since these programs include state-mandated funding, Texas will be hit with additional liabilities"

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[Katzndogz]

If we need the EPA, what do we need the EPA to do? Figure out what's killing honey bees, or designating driveway puddles "waterways"? Maybe we need the EPA to figure out whether or not naturally occurring dust is a pollutant that needs to be regulated.

 

[Cookie]

But in a first-of-its-kind study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists at the University of Maryland and the US Department of Agriculture have identified a witch’s brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen that bees collect to feed their hives. The findings break new ground on why large numbers of bees are dying though they do not identify the specific cause of CCD, where an entire beehive dies at once.

So, according to the article, the EPA was not a leader in the study nor are they enacting changes in policy to solve the problem. On top of it, while the finding of the study are interesting, they admit that the chemicals aren't the specific cause of CCD and, thus, the EPA shouldn't make any rulings based on this study in order to prevent CCD.

So why do we need the EPA? There is no relationship between the study or the prevention of CCD and anything the EPA can do.

Liberal Logic 101 for all those who think this article proves anything.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

But we already have an EPA?

We need them to kill off honey bees?

Also why did it take 5 whole years for this wonderful FDA to approve imported Prosciutto from Tuscany?

 

[The T]

But in a first-of-its-kind study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists at the University of Maryland and the US Department of Agriculture have identified a witch’s brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen that bees collect to feed their hives. The findings break new ground on why large numbers of bees are dying though they do not identify the specific cause of CCD, where an entire beehive dies at once.

So, according to the article, the EPA was no a leader in the study nor are they enacting changes in policy to solve the problem. On top of it, while the finding of the study are interesting, they admit that the chemicals aren't the specific cause of CCD and, thus, the EPA shouldn't make any rulings based on this study in order to prevent CCD.

So why do we need the EPA? There is no relationship between the study or the prevention of CCD and anything the EPA can do.

Liberal Logic 101 for all those who think this article proves anything.

The EPA is merely a tool being used by this administration (and others) to control people's behavior, and to run the private sector and landowners out of business.

Though it's creation was laudable, and reasoned seeing the messes to the environment that existed at the time? It has morphed into a sinister tool.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

A bee hive owner identified the bee problem first. There is no answer as to why this is happening. If anything, the EPA will make matter worse.

 

[Crackerjaxon]

Yes, we definitely need a government agency to tell us they don't know the cause of problems. I can get my ex-brother-in-law to do it, but he just doesn't have the legitimacy of a government agency.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Yes, we definitely need a government agency to tell us that they don't know the cause of problems. I can get my ex-brother-in-law to do it, but he just doesn't have the legitimacy of a government agency.

Oh I'm pretty that sure your ex brother in law is more legitimate than the agencies we have today....and I don't even know him.

 

[Crackerjaxon]

Yes, we definitely need a government agency to tell us that they don't know the cause of problems. I can get my ex-brother-in-law to do it, but he just doesn't have the legitimacy of a government agency.

Oh I'm pretty that sure your ex brother in law is more legitimate than the agencies we have today....and I don't even know him.

I was being facetious.

 

[OriginalShroom]

We need an EPA that is based on science and not on Politics.

 

[buckeye45_73]

Chris got owned in his own thread again, I'm away for a few weeks and nothing changes....to the newbies, he's just a dem loving sycophant, he doesnt even know what he's talking about

 

[Harry Dresden]

well California doesn't need the EPA.....we have something more strict....Cal/EPA....

 

[OKTexas]

Would someone please show me where congress has the authority to legislate what can or cannot happen on private land? Don't tell me what they are doing tell me what the Coinstitution authorizes them to do.

 

[tinydancer]

The EPA has worked with Monsanto and Bayer.

You fool. The deaths of millions of honey bees in europe

 

[tinydancer]

We need an EPA that is based on science and not on Politics.

Big amen from me!

I've been a conservationist all my life. I'm tired to death from asswipes like Pam Anderson telling me what or what not to do.

 

[R.C. Christian]

Solution=Bomb Monsanto's corporate headquarters during a stock holder's meeting.

 

[asterism]

As we’ve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the US has so decimated America’s apis mellifera population that one bad winter could leave fields fallow. Now, a new study has pinpointed some of the probable causes of bee deaths and the rather scary results show that averting beemageddon will be much more difficult than previously thought.

Scientists had struggled to find the trigger for so-called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) that has wiped out an estimated 10 million beehives, worth $2 billion, over the past six years. Suspects have included pesticides, disease-bearing parasites and poor nutrition. But in a first-of-its-kind study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists at the University of Maryland and the US Department of Agriculture have identified a witch’s brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen that bees collect to feed their hives. The findings break new ground on why large numbers of bees are dying though they do not identify the specific cause of CCD, where an entire beehive dies at once.

Bee populations are so low in the US that it now takes 60% of the country’s surviving colonies just to pollinate one California crop, almonds. And that’s not just a west coast problem—California supplies 80% of the world’s almonds, a market worth $4 billion.

Scientists discover what?s killing the bees and it?s worse than you thought ? Quartz

Why do we need the EPA? They didn't stop this, didn't find the cause of this, and haven't done anything about it. Instead they are busy picking favorites.

http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2006/20051004-2006-P-00001-Gcopy.pdf

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