OT - bee disappearance in news again

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Hadn't they surmised the bees were disappearing because of cellular phone usage? What are the chances we would give up cell phones to save the bees?

Reply to
badgolferman

Given a choice between food and cell phones, which would you choose?

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

Ask that question of the millions of people yakking on those devices attached to their ears. I am sure you will get a different answer than mine.

Reply to
badgolferman

Well, it might come down to that choice, or a third: More of our produce coming from countries where growers use unregulated chemicals. Then, the choice becomes cell phones or illness.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

In message news: snipped-for-privacy@news.readfreenews.net, badgolferman sprach forth the following:

No. Ethanol is another suspect. The byproducts of ethanol combustion land on plants and the bees die when they encounter the byproducts.

Reply to
Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute

It's all malarky for the most part.. There is no real shortage of bees, except maybe in some commercial operations. Here in Houston, there is actually an excess of bees right now. BTW, the reason there are some shortages in some locations are due more to mites, etc, rather than RF. You think the transmission of RF on UHF is something new? MK

Reply to
nm5k

Umm....commercial operations are the focus of this issue, city boy. If they have problems, everyone has problems, unless you eat nothing but meat & potatoes.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

What does RF emission have to do with bees? Let's hear some objectiveness from jsb.

Reply to
dbu.,

I said nothing about RF emissions. I was responding to the fallacy that the shortage isn't important because it only matters to commercial operations.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

Oh, ok. I thought you had brought cell phones into it.

Reply to
dbu.,

Dbu--Alive, occupying space, and exerting gravitational force.

Reply to
tak

I suspect that every pet peeve or controversial theory under the sun will be blamed for this, but the fact is that the bees are just returning to their home planet.

Reply to
ToMh

and what's your problem today?

Reply to
dbu.,

Now that you mention it, I wondered what you use to collect your thoughts, a spatula?

Reply to
tak

Ever hear of 'hive mites?' There are over 500 bees species in the US alone. Search the bee keepers site for more info. Stop drinking the cool aid , WBMA. ;)

mike

Reply to
Mike Hunter

Dumb f*ck. Nobody's sure what the cause is yet.

My comment did not claim there was a definite cause. I asked a different question.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

Wow, has the GOP already drafted a letter on what what it's members are supposed to believe on this issue?

Reply to
ToMh

The Tribune Newspapers can hardly be considered a Republican source. Search for their articles debunking the 'cell phone' theory if you are interested in being enlightened on a subject for a change, before you comment. Perhaps if you did you might not seem so foolish so often LOL

mike

Reply to
Mike Hunter

Nobody has claimed cell phones were the definitive answer to this bee mystery, f****it.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

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