Knapt en dilldall sak....
		
 
		
	 
Det er meget alvorlig hva som er iferd med å skje med humlene. I Norge innfører vi i tillegg humler til bruk i tomatdrivhus.  Disse utgjør en trussel mot innfødte norske humler, men importøren forsvarer seg med at de følger regelverket.
		
 
		
	 
Og for de som er seriøst opptatt av våre små venner bier og humler er det gode nyheter å melde!!!!!

 
Europa har forbudt bruk av disse sprøytemidlene som skader disse nytteinsektene.
Jeg må vel bryte sammen og innrømme en smule engasjement for saken, og som medlem i en nettbasert pressgruppe som heter "Avaaz" har jeg fulgt dette med en smule interesse og spenning. Vil dessuten anbefale Avaaz for folk her inne som bryr seg om den verden vi lever i, å gå inn på 
www.avaaz.org og bli med. Det fine her er at man selv velger hvilke aksjoner man vil støtte, det er ikke alt eller ingenting. 
Har engasjert meg i kampen for bier og humler og i kampen mot at "Monsanto" skal kunne ta verdenspatent på eksempelvis tomater. Har snakker vi virkelig "Landbruksmafia" og mange her inne burde støtte arbeidet for stoppe galskapen. Synes man Tine er "mafia" bør man i allefall engasjere seg!! Samenlignet med Monsanto er Tine knapt lommetyver på markedet!
Avaaz har også engasjert seg til støtte for Maasaier som riskerer å bli kaste ut fra sine tradisjonelle leveområder for at rike vestlige turister skal få jakte løver på deres område. Organisasjonen har også startet aksjoner for å bedre kvinners situasjon i lulike land rund i verden.
Så gutter, bli med!!
Tilbake til våre surrende og hardt arbeidende venner humler og bier sier man dette i en mail jeg nettopp fikk fra Avaaz:
Dear amazing Avaaz community,  
 We did it -- Europe just banned bee-killing pesticides!! Mega-corporations like Bayer threw everything they had at this, but people-power, science and good governance came out on top!!  
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| Bee "die in" at Bayer's headquarters, Cologne | 
  Vanessa Amaral-Rogers from the specialist conservation organisation Buglife, says:   
“It was a close vote, but thanks to a massive  mobilisation by Avaaz members, beekeepers, and others, we won! I have no  doubt that the floods of phonecalls and emails to ministers, the  actions in London, Brussels and Cologne, and the giant petition with 2.6  million signers made this result possible. Thank you Avaaz, and  everyone who worked so hard to save bees!”
  Bees pollinate two thirds of all our food -- so when scientists noticed that silently, they were dying at a terrifying rate, Avaaz swung in to action, and we kept on swinging until we won.  This week’s victory is the result of two years of flooding ministers  with messages, organizing media-grabbing protests with beekeepers,  funding opinion polls and much, much more. Here’s how we did it,  together:  
 
- Keeping France strong. In January 2011, 1 million people sign  our call to France to uphold its ban on deadly neonicotinoid  pesticides. Avaaz members and beekeepers meet the French agriculture  minister and fill the airwaves, pressing him to face down fierce  industry lobbying and keep the ban, sending a strong signal to other European countries.
   
|  |  | Bernie, the huge inflatable bee, helps deliver our 2.6m strong petition to Brussels |  
 
 
- Tackling industry head on. Bayer has faced Avaaz and allies  protesting at its last three annual meetings. The pesticide giant's  managers and investors are welcomed by beekeepers, loud buzzing, and  massive banners with our 1 million plus call on them to suspend use of  neonicotinoids until scientists reviewed their effect on bees. Avaaz even makes a presentation inside the meeting, but Bayer says 'no'.
- Making the science count. In January the European Food Safety  Agency finds that three pesticides pose unacceptable risks to bees, and  we jump in to ensure Europe's politicians respond to their scientific  experts. Our petition quickly grows to 2 million signatures. After many  talks with EU decision-makers, Avaaz delivers our call right to the EU  HQ in Brussels. Later that same day, the Commission proposes a two-year  ban!
 
|  |  | Beekeepers help deliver our massive petition to Downing Street |  
 
 
- Seizing our chance. The battle to save the bees heats up in  February and March. Across the EU, Avaaz members are ready to respond as  all 27 EU countries decide whether to welcome or block the proposal.  When farming giants UK and Germany say they won't vote yes, Avaaz  publishes public opinion polls showing huge majorities of Brits and  Germans in favour of the ban. Avaaz members also send almost half a million emails to EU Agriculture Ministers.  Apparently afraid of dealing with citizens rather than industry  lobbyists, UK minister Owen Paterson complains of a “cyber-attack”,  which journalists turn into a story in our favour! And then comes Bernie  -- our 6 metre bee in Brussels -- a powerful visual way to deliver our  petition as negotiations enter the final stages. Journalists flock to Bernie, and we hear we've helped get the Spanish ministry to look harder at the science and shift position . But we didn't get the majority we needed to pass the ban.
 
|  |  | Bernie the bee featured in The Independent |  
 
 
- Turning the red light green. In April the bee-saving proposal  is sent to an Appeals Committee, giving us a glimmer of hope if we can  switch a few more countries' positions. In the final sprint, Avaaz teams  up with groups including Environmental Justice Foundation, Friends of  the Earth and Pesticides Action Network, plus beekeepers and famous  bee-loving fashion designers to organise an action outside the UK  Parliament. In Germany, beekeepers launch their own Avaaz petition to their government, signed by over 150,000 Germans in just two days  and delivered in Cologne soon after. More phone calls rain down on  ministries in different capitals as Avaaz responds to a last-minute  wrecking amendment by Hungary, and positions Bernie the bee again in  Brussels. Pesticide companies buy adverts in the airport to catch  arriving officials, and take to the airwaves suggesting other measures  such as planting wild flowers. But their slick messaging machine is  ignored, first Bulgaria then -- the big prize -- Germany switch their  stances and this week we win, with over half of EU countries voting for  the ban! 
It’s been a long haul, to get this win, and it wouldn't have been  possible without scientists, specialists, sympathetic officials,  beekeepers and our campaign partners. We can be proud of what we've  helped to accomplish together. 
 One strong bees advocate, Paul de Zylva, head of the Pesticides and Pollinators Unit at Friends of the Earth said:
"Thanks to millions of Avaaz members who mobilised online  and in the streets. Without a doubt Avaaz's massive petition and  creative campaigning helped push this over the edge, complementing our  work and that of other NGOs."
  
It's time to celebrate this breathing space for one of the earth's most  precious and important creatures. But the EU ban is only in place for 2  years pending further review. And around the world bees continue to die  from the pesticides which weaken and confuse them, as well as from loss  of habitat as we plough up and build over the countryside. In Europe and  across the world there's lots of work to do to ensure sound science  guides our farming and environmental policies. And we're just the  community for the job.  
 
With hope and happiness, 
Ricken, Iain, Joseph, Emily, Alex, Michelle, Aldine, Julien, Anne, Christoph and the rest of the Avaaz team  
PS: Let's keep this going -- chip in to ensure we can launch rapid-fire,  multi-tactic campaigns on the issues we all care about: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/bees_victory/?bTqXsdb&v=24669 
 PPS: Many Avaaz campaigns -- like the German beekeeper one this month --  are started by individuals or groups of members. Just click here to see  how easy it is to start yours right now:  Start a Petition   
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The bees story, and Avaaz's role, have been mentioned in hundreds of articles. Here's a small selection:  
EU bans pesticides over bee fears (Reuters)
EU bans pesticides over bee fears | Video | Reuters.com
  Bee-harming pesticides escape proposed European ban (The Guardian)
Bee-harming pesticides escape proposed European ban | Environment | guardian.co.uk
  EU says it will push through better bee protections after members disagree over pesticides (Washington Post)
EU says it will push through better bee protections after members disagree over pesticides - The Washington Post
 Save the bees: Protesters swarm around Parliament in support of pesticides ban (Mirror)
Save the bees: Protesters swarm around Parliament in support of pesticides ban - Mirror Online
 Historic vote to ban neonicotinoid pesticides blamed for huge decline in bees (The Independent)
Historic vote to ban neonicotinoid pesticides blamed for huge decline in bees - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
 EU to ban pesticides linked to bee decline (Al Jazeera)
EU to ban pesticides linked to bee decline - Europe - Al Jazeera English
 European Union imposes ban on pesticides linked to bee deaths (RFI)
European Union imposes ban on pesticides linked to bee deaths - European Union - RFI
 EU to ban bee-killing pesticides (EU Observer)
EUobserver.com / Environment / EU to ban bee-killing pesticides