Environment, News

Hum of Half-Million Bees to Fill Sea-Tac Scrublands

Sea-Tac airport is surrounded by acres and acres of “buffer” habitat — when the Port added a third runway, they also planted 158,000 native plants as part of an environmental remediation effort. No one lives, or is allowed to hang out, there for safety reasons. So that’s where six honeybee hives will sit at three different sites. Continue reading Hum of Half-Million Bees to Fill Sea-Tac Scrublands

Environment, News, Science

While EU Acts, EPA Blows Smoke in Bee Death Report

Though the EU just voted to restrict the use of neonicotinoid pesticides for two years until their safety could be proved, Jim Jones, acting assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention, was quoted in the New York Times saying: “At E.P.A. we let science drive the outcome of decision making,” then noting the cost of a ban. Continue reading While EU Acts, EPA Blows Smoke in Bee Death Report