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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Cell Phones and Bees

The dramatic and alarming reduction in the bee population has been much remarked upon. Now comes news that cell phones may be to blame. Can this be true?

posted by sixty-five at 6:22 PM

7 Comments:

Blogger Cate said...

YIKES!

10:08 PM  
Blogger AlexanderTheGreat said...

Actually a more viable theory going around is that genetically modified (GM) crops are the root cause.

It was also said that, "if all bees go extinct, humans will only have four years to live."

4:43 AM  
Blogger AlexanderTheGreat said...

Talked with a "beekeeper" at work today, and he doesn't buy the cell phone theory either. He thinks there is some pesticide that is causing the bees to die.

8:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it better that pesticides are killing off the bees? ib

11:32 PM  
Blogger AlexanderTheGreat said...

It is if it can be narrowed down to a specific pesticide. Much easier to remedy since cell phones and GM crops aren't going away.

3:58 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good point. ib

2:53 PM  
Blogger Cate said...

Well, I hope your friend is right, Alex, because that would be a lot less overwhelming to deal with! :(

6:57 PM  

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