Salmon Farms Quarantined
Three salmon farms in BC have recently been quarantined due to the discovery of the IHN virus
The fish are still going to be sold to people because the virus does not negatively affect humans
It was very interesting to read about this because one of my friends whose dad is a fisherman (he works on his dads boat) was called in with his dad to help with this. I'm not sure what it was he was doing but he was definitely there
Pesticides Turn Bees Into Picky Eaters
Pesticides are turning bees into "picky eaters" who ignore perfectly good nectar and collect only the sweetest nectar
These pesticides could be a major contributor to colony collapse disorder
Syngenta Settles Herbicide Lawsuit
When it rains atrazine is washed into lakes and rivers which supply many people with drinking water. The chemical can cause low birthweight, birth defects, and reproductive problems
52 million people may have been affected by this chemical
To me this is extremely scary and makes me think that all herbicides, pesticides and insecticides should be completely banned wether there is research proving that they are bad or not.
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