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<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gotham Book'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A title=http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/263839-better-bee-health-begins-and-ends-with-science-not-soundbites href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/263839-better-bee-health-begins-and-ends-with-science-not-soundbites">Better
bee health begins and ends with science, not soundbites (The Hill’s Congress
Blog)</A></SPAN> </B>– <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gotham Book'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Hill’s blog post aims to
shed light on the assumption that colony collapse is mainly caused by
pesticides. The blog post contends that the “supporting evidence” provided by
petitioners of the EPA could not be substantiated and the EPA responded saying
that it was unaware of data directly correlating bee losses with pesticide use.
The post appears to criticize the groups for threatening legal action when the
EPA has already addressed the issue with a public comment period and continues
to do investigate the matter. The post ends with a declaration of support for
the EPA and USDA, and recognizes the importance of teaching others to manage
crop protection products safely.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gotham Medium'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Laurie Davies
Adams<BR>Executive Director<BR>Pollinator Partnership<BR>4</FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">23 Washington St.
5th Fl.<BR>San Francisco, CA 94111<BR>T: 415.362.1137<BR>F: 415.362.0176<BR><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA1.1351126267@aol.com" border=0 width=319 height=173 DATASIZE="27063" ID="MA1.1351126267" ></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>Follow up on <A href="http://twitter.com/#!/Pollinators">Twitter</A> and <A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pollinator-Partnership/48680445464">Facebook</A>!</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>