THE CANARY IS DYING IN THE MINE SHAFT

The intricate interconnected loving plan of nature which includes birds, bees and all other forms of species is crying out, like the canary in the mine shaft, that the air is poisoned and they are dying along with the delicate life sustaining balance of nature which will eventually effect all human beings: Allen L Roland

We knew that Honey Bees were rapidly vanishing but now comes word that the Bumblebee is also disappearing and note that Bumblebees are responsible for pollinating 15% of all the crops grown in the United States ~ which includes tomatoes, peppers and strawberries.

Greenhouse gas emissions are advancing faster than previously projected as seen in this recent CLG article ~  Scientist: Global greenhouse gas emissions already beyond 'worst-case' scenario 09 Oct 2007 Strong worldwide economic growth has accelerated the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere to a dangerous threshold scientists had not expected for another decade, according to a leading Australian climate change expert. 

The message here is that we are all interconnected and when the Bumblebees begin to vanish, along with the honey bees, we may not be too far behind.  

Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2007/10/11.html

BUMBLEBEES MISSING IN ACTION: COULD HAVE BIG EFFECT ON OTHER THINGS

p://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071008/ap_on_sc/farm_scene_plight_of_bumblebee

AP - Looking high and low, Robbin Thorp can no longer find a species of bumblebee that just five years ago was plentiful in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon.

Thorp, an emeritus professor of entomology from the University of California at Davis, found one solitary worker last year along a remote mountain trail in the Siskiyou Mountains, but hasn't been able to locate any this year. He fears that the species  Franklin's bumblebee  has gone extinct before anyone could even propose it for the endangered species list. To make matters worse, two other bumblebee species  one on the East coast, one on the West  have gone from common to rare.

Amid the uproar over global warming and mysterious disappearances of honeybee colonies, concern over the plight of the lowly bumblebee has been confined to scientists laboring in obscurity. But if bumblebees were to disappear, farmers and entomologists warn, the consequences would be huge, especially coming on top of the problems with honeybees, which are active at different times and on different crop species.

Bumblebees are responsible for pollinating an estimated 15 percent of all the crops grown in the U.S., worth $3 billion, particularly those raised in greenhouses. Those include tomatoes, peppers and strawberries.

Demand is growing as honeybees decline. In the wild, birds and bears depend on bumblebees for berries and fruits.

Allen L Roland  http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2007/10/11.html