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A century after the birth of Rachel Carson, the world faces a new environmental disaster, from a chemical similar to DDT. This time the culprit appears to be IMD, or imidacloprid, a relatively new but widely used insecticide in the United States. Many beekeepers and researchers blame IMD for Colony Collapse Disorder, which has wiped out 23% of America’s beehives. Even trace amounts make bees unable to fly back to their hive. Since honeybees are essential to the production of most major food crops, their demise could spell catastrophe.
In a riveting, scientific/political detective story, Michael Schacker examines the evidence and offers a plan to save the bees. Like An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring, A Spring without Bees is both a powerful cautionary tale and a call to action.
In a riveting, scientific/political detective story, Michael Schacker examines the evidence and offers a plan to save the bees. Like An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring, A Spring without Bees is both a powerful cautionary tale and a call to action.
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About the Author
Michael Schacker is an investigative science writer and is the founder of The New Earth Institute, a lifelong learning center on the Internet. He has served as a strategic consultant and contract writer in the field of regenerative agriculture, and believes that there is a solution on this Earth for each of our many problems if we but look for them.
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On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rachel Carson, the world faces a new environmental disaster, from a chemical similar to DDT. This time the culprit appears to be IMD, or imidacloprid, a relatively new but widely used insecticide in the United States. Many beekeepers and some researchers think IMD is the new prime suspect for the devastating syndrome known as Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, which has raised the annual die-off rate of honey bees to 30% of all the beehives in the United States. They say even trace amounts of IMD make bees lose their desire to feed, which would quickly lead to the collapse of their colony. After several days, there are few or no bees left in the hive. Since honey bees are essential to the production of fruit, nut, and vegetable crops around the world, their demise could spell catastrophe for our food supply and global economy.
In a riveting detective story that melds science and politics, Michael Schacker investigates the case of the missing bees, examining the many theories on the cause, including cell phones, mites, new pathogens, and bee management. He then examines the evidence against IMD. The book does much more than illuminate the scientific research, however. Using CCD as a metaphor for our own human hive, Schacker asks: Are the bees trying to tell us something? Could this be the warning sign of a much larger crisis looming directly ahead? Might humankind suffer someday from ?Civilization Collapse Disorder ? And how must we change our human hive in order to ensure its survival?
Like An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring before it, A Spring without Bees is a compelling cautionary tale and a clarion call for action.
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A Silent Spring for the Twenty-First CenturyAlmost fifty years after Rachel Carson called our attention to the dangers of pesticides like DT, the world faces a similar environmental disaster. In a riveting detective story that melds science and politics, Michael Schacker examines the evidence for Colony Collapse Disorder--which is wiping out beehives across America and beyond at an alarming rate--and offers a plan to save the bees. Like An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring before it, A Spring without Bees is a compelling cautionary tale and a clarion call for action. At last, an authoritative account of the vanishing bees. . . . At once a great detective story and an object lesson of how to live in harmony with the living planet, our home.--Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair and former President, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and EnvironmentA must-read for all of us who want to live in a sustainable and regenerating world for many generations to come.--Anthony Rodale, Chairman Emeritus, The Rodale InstituteMichael Schacker's fascinating and enlightening book is an important new look at the great mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder.--Dr. James Amrine, former President of the Acarological Society of AmericaA Spring without Bees . . . sounds an urgent call to action on behalf of one of our economy's tiniest laborers, but also asks that we rethink the environmental consequences of the entire way we do business.--Jeff Ruch, Executive Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Seller Inventory # CIN1599214326VG
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Hardback. Condition: Good. A Silent Spring for the Twenty-First CenturyAlmost fifty years after Rachel Carson called our attention to the dangers of pesticides like DT, the world faces a similar environmental disaster. In a riveting detective story that melds science and politics, Michael Schacker examines the evidence for Colony Collapse Disorder--which is wiping out beehives across America and beyond at an alarming rate--and offers a plan to save the bees. Like An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring before it, A Spring without Bees is a compelling cautionary tale and a clarion call for action. At last, an authoritative account of the vanishing bees. . . . At once a great detective story and an object lesson of how to live in harmony with the living planet, our home.--Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair and former President, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and EnvironmentA must-read for all of us who want to live in a sustainable and regenerating world for many generations to come.--Anthony Rodale, Chairman Emeritus, The Rodale InstituteMichael Schacker's fascinating and enlightening book is an important new look at the great mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder.--Dr. James Amrine, former President of the Acarological Society of AmericaA Spring without Bees . . . sounds an urgent call to action on behalf of one of our economy's tiniest laborers, but also asks that we rethink the environmental consequences of the entire way we do business.--Jeff Ruch, Executive Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Seller Inventory # CIN1599214326G
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