Tag Archives: policy

EU Bans Insecticide Fipronil to Protect Bees

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EU Bans Insecticide Fipronil to Protect Bees
Fipronil has been added to the list of pesticides banned in the EU in an attempt to halt declining bee populations. Bee colony collapse has been linked to use of a certain class of pesticides, called neonicotinoids. Head to this article in the Guardian for more on Europe’s move. We posted a few weeks ago… Read more »

Tell Congress to Save America’s Pollinators

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Tell Congress to Save America's Pollinators
Beyond Pesticides is championing a new effort to create national protection for bees and insect pollinators. The proposed bill comes after 50,000 bees died in an Oregon parking lot last month, due to application of neonicotinoid pesticides. Read their call to action, contact your congressperson, and spread the word! On July 17th, Representatives John Conyers… Read more »

What’s on Our Menu: Policies to Lead By

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What's on Our Menu: Policies to Lead By
The Ecology Center is perhaps best known for our local, service-oriented work. But as we’ve created infrastructure and piloted projects, we have frequently found ourselves at government’s door, advocating for policy changes that would stop harmful practices and allow our positive, local solutions to scale up. Even in this jaded age of low government expectations,… Read more »

Tell Congress to Dump the Monsanto Rider

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Tell Congress to Dump the Monsanto Rider
In the wake of Prop 37 there’s still plenty of GMO battles worth fighting, especially on the national level. We’re passing on this message from the Center for Food Safety. To take action, click here… “The biotech industry has quietly inserted a dangerous policy rider into the Agriculture Appropriations bill now being considered in Congress.… Read more »

Climate Action 2050: What’s Really Needed to Achieve State and Local Goals, Wednesday 11/7/12

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Climate Action 2050: What's Really Needed to Achieve State and Local Goals, Wednesday 11/7/12
As a community and as a state, we have ambitious targets for reducing the emissions that cause global warming. But what will it actually take to achieve those targets? What strategies and actions will make the biggest differences? What role must our community play? Join climate change leaders Timothy Burroughs, City of Berkeley Climate Action… Read more »