109 Doubt is Our Product: Bees, Chemicals and Academia

Root Simple Podcast

How do chemical companies influence university scientists? Who pays for research? Why did the California State Beekeeping Association oppose legislation that would have required labeling neonicotinoid treated nursery plants? These are just a few of the controversial questions covered in this week’s episode of the podcast. My guests are Stacy Malkan co-director of US Right to Know and beekeeper Terry Oxford of Urban Bee San Francisco. Links:

• Follow the Honey: 7 ways pesticide companies are spinning the bee crisis to protect profits
• “Scientists Loved and Loathed” by Danny Hakim
• 38th Annual Eco Farm Conference

If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call [phone] or send an email to [e-mail]. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here.

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