Peter Edwards wrote: > Classic example of weasel words: "reducing impacts on beneficial insects" > Not "no impact" - just "reducing impact" by an unspecified amount! > 1%? 2%? The door swings open both ways...pollinator advocates also commonly fail to specify amounts in numerical terms when describing the impacts of neonics on bee health. Example: On page 30 of it's current issue of WINGS http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/Wings_sp2013-Xerces.pdf the Xerces Society writes: "As part of the effort to educate law-makers and regulators at the EPA about the severe impacts of these chemicals, the Xerces Society partnered with the American Bird Conservancy..." "severe impacts" means what? Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html