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...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....
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.