How capitalism averted the bee-pocalypse

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Hot Air
John Sexton
July 19, 2017

Remember all the concern about colony collapse disorder? That’s a real problem that causes entire colonies of honeybees to simply abandon their hives. And that’s a real problem because the bees pollinate about 1/3 of the food we eat. Without them, our food supply would be in serious jeopardy. From an excellent story published today by Reason:

More... http://hotair.com/archives/2017/07/19/capitalism-averted-bee-pocalypse/

[Frank Cannon]

This crisis might have been averted, but we are all still going to die. We're DOOMED!!!!

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http://reason.com/archives/2017/07/19/how-capitalism-saved-the-bees/

...Despite the increased mortality rates, there has been no downward trend in the total number of honeybee colonies in the United States over the past 10 years. Indeed, there are more honeybee colonies in the country today than when colony collapse disorder began.

Beekeepers have proven incredibly adept at responding to this challenge. Thanks to a robust market for pollination services, they have addressed the increasing mortality rates by rapidly rebuilding their hives, and they have done so with virtually no economic effects passed on to consumers. It's a remarkable story of adaptation and resilience, and the media has almost entirely ignored it....

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http://reason.com/archives/2017/07/19/how-capitalism-saved-the-bees/

Reason should do more of these reports. Here's what they wrote about Love Canal 36 years ago: http://reason.com/archives/1981/02/01/love-canal/

Yes, 36 years.

[thackney]

Reason should do more of these reports. Here's what they wrote about Love Canal 36 years ago: http://reason.com/archives/1981/02/01/love-canal/

Yes, 36 years.

Thanks for that link.