INQUIRER.net: EU to slap 2-year ban on bee-harming pesticides; a blow to 2 chemical firms

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EU to slap 2-year ban on bee-harming pesticides; a blow to 2 chemical firms Apr 30th 2013, 00:14 BRUSSELS—The European Commission said Monday it would impose the world's first continent-wide ban on three pesticides that environmentalists say are killing the bees that pollinate Europe's crops.   The decision was a blow to the two chemical companies—Bayer of Germany and Switzerland's Syngenta—which turn profits from the products they say are not to blame for the sharp decline in the bee population.   A vote in Brussels saw 15 European governments backing a two-year suspension on use of the three pesticides but did not reach the required majority under EU rules, thus handing the final decision to the Commission, the bloc's executive arm.   "I ... Keep on reading: EU to slap 2-year ban on bee-harming pesticides; a blow to 2 chemical firms Media files: EU-ban.jpg (image/jpeg)

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