UK Govt overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees. Great news, also aligns the UK with the EU. Would Trump do the same in the US? www.theguardian.com/environment/... - ThreadSky

premnsikka.bsky.social • 34 days ago

UK Govt overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees.

Great news, also aligns the UK with the EU.

Would Trump do the same in the US?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/23/government-decision-not-to-authorise-pesticide-is-sweet-as-honey-for-pollinators

Comments

thirdwhaletrip.bsky.social•34 days ago

Why would any company want to manufacture bee killing pesticides? 🤔

sophiemac.bsky.social•34 days ago

Because it's a side effect. They want to kill all the other insects they perceive to be pests. The bees are just collateral damage. We shouldn't be using pesticides at all. It's bad for people as well as insects. They think it's one of the many, many reasons for the substantial rise in cancer rates

thirdwhaletrip.bsky.social•34 days ago

Quite Sophie. It was a rhetorical question really; it's all about making profit of course. 😬

marcdeb.bsky.social•34 days ago

The Tories really don't care in an way about the environment.
From neonicottinoids, oil drilling licenses, allowing gas boiler use to continue, anti electric cars they the tories just don't care..

defund-and-abolish.bsky.social•34 days ago

I think that's true of most conservatives globally.

semaleena.bsky.social•34 days ago

Thank god

jamiefford.bsky.social•34 days ago

Excellent news for the environment, bees and us humans. We are all interdependent.

arborealtechie.bsky.social•34 days ago

Finally something positive they have done for the environment!

The way they have been repeating Tory anti bats and newts rhetoric has been appalling. Preserving and restoring nature is the solution, not the problem.

gemandmoll.bsky.social•34 days ago

Very good news.

manden.bsky.social•34 days ago

Trump won’t even discuss the bird flu pandemic in every one of their states!

He’s an idiot.

dawnbritten.bsky.social•34 days ago

Credit where it’s due.

lifedance.bsky.social•34 days ago

Great. One really good move ✔️

alasdair1874.bsky.social•34 days ago

This has just made my morning, wonderful news

tagishsimon.bsky.social•34 days ago

Seems unlikely. This from 2018.

arborealtechie.bsky.social•34 days ago

He would probably mandate that only those pesticides can be used under any circumstances.

hmcclaff.bsky.social•34 days ago

😪

annastea-p.bsky.social•34 days ago

Now that's a policy I can support.

sophiemac.bsky.social•34 days ago

Bit of a shame about this though, isn't it? Give with one hand, take away with the other...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/23/labour-mps-ordered-to-sink-landmark-climate-and-environment-bill

margedsfach.bsky.social•34 days ago

Wonderful news!

lordq.bsky.social•34 days ago

Credit were credit is due, well done Labour!

hmcclaff.bsky.social•34 days ago

This is brilliant news 😃

defund-and-abolish.bsky.social•34 days ago

If it's good for the environment then no, tRump would never.

ivorbumpton.bsky.social•34 days ago

Save the Bees! 👍🫡

prettyhatmachine.bsky.social•34 days ago

Sadly Starmer still intends to trash the environment on behalf of his fossil fuel backed donors like Quadrature.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/23/labour-mps-ordered-to-sink-landmark-climate-and-environment-bill

jajujayne.bsky.social•34 days ago

Hah dream on!

semaleena.bsky.social•34 days ago

What?

kaybell27.bsky.social•34 days ago

I agree, wonderful news. We need more positive action like this to protect our environment and the creatures that share it with us. Regarding Trump, the answer would be no as his only interest is making greater profits for his friends.