[Pollinator] recent state of the science report from PAN

[Paul Towers]

Thought folks on this list might be interested to see this report we
released last week in Sacramento, authored by PAN's Co-Director Heather
Pilatic.

Paul

*Bees & Pesticides: State of the Science*

This week PAN released Honey bees and Pesticides: State of the
Science<http://www.panna.org/sites/default/files/Bees&Pesticides_SOS_FINAL_May2012.pdf>,
a 22-page report on the factors behind colony collapse disorder (CCD) with
a sustained focus on the particular role of pesticides.

By collecting and presenting the findings of dozens of peer-reviewed
scientific studies — including a series of damning studies published in the
last year — we hope to provide concerned citizens and decisionmakers alike
with a point of reference in the heated public debate over what is causing
our pollinators to die off at unprecedented rates. All of the studies
presented are annotated and most are linked so readers can explore the
state of the science for themselves.

The science linking pesticides and
CCD<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/47379683#47379683>is
complex, but it is not unclear.

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Paul Towers
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