I think it is a mistake to blame a single pesticide or other factor as the reason the bee population has declined. I would think that their are many factors created by modern agri-business and environmental and ecosystem damage. The combination of pesticides,herbicides,land clearing and genetically modified crops with inbuilt pesticides combined with more extreme weather including hotter days and less available unpolluted water must impact on all insect populations. The hotter weather also can mean some fungal and viral diseases are more likely to occur. Probably the greatest threat to all pollinators is the use of genetically modified biological insect controls. An example of this was the modification of a virus that impacts on cabbage moths by adding a scorpion gene making the virus not only deadly to cabbage moths but also to all other pollinators. Had the release of this virus into the environment not been stopped by some alert scientists the human population may have been on the way out along with bees and pollinating moths.
Anybody can pull a trigger and claim to be a man. If you're so afraid to walk out your door that you need a gun to carry out your daily duties then who's really a coward. I spent the better part of the 90s in one of the most gang infested areas in our country, Aurora/Naperville, Il. I was there for college after joining the Marines as a Scout/Sniper. I saw combat in 1990 with Operation Desert Shield/Storm. When I left the service I vowed to never shoot, kill, or maime another, however I still don't back down from someone threatening family, friend, or me. While attending school, I happened upon a gang controlled area of East Aurora. As I left a gas station a banger tried to carjack me. I looked him straight in the face and dared him to pull the trigger after a few more threats from him garnering the same rebuttal he backed down. If I had a gun on me I probably could have gotten a few off, since that is what I was trained for but I would have been arrested. Though I was afraid I stood my ground, that's true bravery. So keep talking, keep living in fear, and keep being a coward; people like me will always be there to show real bravery. Next, the second amendment begins with necessity of maintaining a militia, and though I have no problem with guns as I am an avid hunter, I do not defend the right of people to carry. Obama 2012!!!
Facts are stubborn things and I'm not sure why Wendell Potter is so determined to paint a false picture of the Essential Health Benefits Coalition (EHBC). See for yourself at www.ehbcoalition.org. Everyone should care about how affordable coverage is for individuals and businesses purchasing in the new exchanges.
We supported the IOM conclusion that the package should resemble that of a small employer. We think EHB coverage must be real -- reaching those 10 buckets of coverage prescribed by ACA -- but believe the cost of that coverage must be affordable for individuals as well as businesses. The "junk" coverage Potter cites (also known as limited benefit coverage or mini-med) phases out in 2014 as new coverage becomes available.
Global warming is become very important issue for our earth. Richard Muller, a physicist has declared that global warming is real issue and it is connected with our space environment. I am really very happy to know that Koch Industries has long worked for environmental protections.
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I find your conclusion that the TEA Party is astroturf down right offensive. You clearly have never been to any local TEA Party meeting and are apparently basing your opinion on one TP group (The Tea Party Express) the only TP Group with a bus that I am aware of out Hundreds of groups.
I for one am a member & of two local TP groups and I know for a fact that neither group has ever received any corporate money. I have personally met the founders of 6 TP groups and often attend other groups meetings. I have yet to see all the corporate influence you talk about.
You talk as if any organization that receives corporate money is evil. Corporations are run by humans and everybody has their own ideological beliefs and are going to support those that best represents those beliefs. If money was donated prior to the creation of a group I would agree with you that that is not a grass roots movement. I have to ask the question Who's paying for the food & bailing the OWS out of Jail? In Virginia the TP has sued the city Richmond for being charged $10K for permits to hold three rallies for a few hours yet the OWS were charged $0 for weeks camping out in the same location the TP was charged for.
You say:
"6) OWS protesters do not spend time insisting to journalists that the movement is "independent,"
That's because unlike the TP they are NOT constantly being accused of being bought and paid for by the Liberal Media.
You say:
"3) No focus-grouped talking points. Astroturf messages are boiled down to a tight, limited set of talking points or a professionally-designed motivating slogan"
Most all companies and groups have a slogan or catch phrase. ie. "your in good Hands"
Virtually every TP group agrees on 5 issues:
1. Constitutional compliance
2. Smaller federal government
3. States’ rights
4. Lower spending and taxes
5. Individual rights, responsibility, and integrity
You say:
10) Significant numbers of non-violent OWS protesters have gotten pepper-sprayed. Astroturf participants are usually not dedicated or passionate enough that they would risk or tolerate getting pepper-sprayed for their cause.
This statement is really a joke! Hundreds of OWS protesters have been arrested, almost 1000 in New York alone. Hundreds of TP rallies with hundreds of thousands of protesters & zero arrest. You get arrested when there is violence,rape, murder, property damage and violation of the law. But amazingly you call these people dedicated & passionate. Again WHO'S paying their bail & fines?
I have attended many TP Rallies & Talked to hundreds of people at the rallies & in TP groups and I have only met a few that ever did anything like this. Most have never been involved in politics including me. That's Real Grass Roots!
I think it is a mistake to blame a single pesticide or other factor as the reason the bee population has declined. I would think that their are many factors created by modern agri-business and environmental and ecosystem damage. The combination of pesticides,herbicides,land clearing and genetically modified crops with inbuilt pesticides combined with more extreme weather including hotter days and less available unpolluted water must impact on all insect populations. The hotter weather also can mean some fungal and viral diseases are more likely to occur. Probably the greatest threat to all pollinators is the use of genetically modified biological insect controls. An example of this was the modification of a virus that impacts on cabbage moths by adding a scorpion gene making the virus not only deadly to cabbage moths but also to all other pollinators. Had the release of this virus into the environment not been stopped by some alert scientists the human population may have been on the way out along with bees and pollinating moths.
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