DIFFERENT FAVORITE RESTAURANT.
SYDNEY:DOZENS OF PEOPLE
GATHERED AT THE STATE CAPITOL
TODAY TO DELIVER A PETITION
CALLING FOR A HEARING ON THE
THREAT TO THE BEE POPULATION
ACROSS THE STATE.ACCORDING TO
A RECENT STUDY, BEEKEEPERS
LOSE 30 PERCENT OF ALL
HONEYBEE COLONIES EACH WINTER.
IF THE TREND CONTINUES, IT
COULD HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT
ON OUR FOOD SUPPLY.THE
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
ENVIRONMENT TEXAS SAYS THEY
COLLECTED MORE THAN NINE
THOUSAND SIGNATURES TO BAN THE
USE OF DEADLY PESTICIDES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.((ERIKA
THOMPSON, BEE KEEPER, TEXAS
BEE WORKS))"NEONICOTINOIDS
IMPAIR THE BEES ABILITY TO
FLY, NAVIGATE AND FORAGE FOR
FOOD. THEY SUPPRESS THEIR
IMMUNE SYSTEM AND ULTIMATELY
THEY SHORTEN THE BEES LIVES."
BEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
