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Hello
We are ‘small blue marble’ (smallbluemarble.org.uk) a new environmental research charity formed by a small group of UK beekeepers committed to supporting the environment and the long term pesticide research work of Dr Henk Tennekes, a Dutch toxicologist.
In November 2010 Dr Tennekes published a book (available in English and German) “The Systemic Insecticides – A Disaster in the Making” .
He wrote this book following his discovery (published in the journal, Toxicology)
that the risks of neonicotinoid insecticides had been seriously
underestimated and to warn the general public about an impending
environmental catastrophe inflicted by the widespread use of these
chemicals.
Dan Rather’s recent report ‘BEE AWARE’ on US station HDNet about
neonicotinoids illustrates the risk these pesticides pose to pollinators
but also underpins the urgent need for an independent pesticide
research unit which is currently non-existent.
It is now clear that pesticide risk assessment may require entirely new
approaches. Traditional approaches ignore the underlying mechanism of
toxicity and this deficiency may lead to serious underestimates of
actual risk of many pesticides.
small blue marble is dedicated to
Receive A Copy Of Dr Tennekes’ Excellent Book Free With Donations!
We need your help! Please visit our “donate” page of our website, and
use either the “donate” button or our direct bank transfer details. The
money we raise will continue to be the springboard of Dr Tennekes’
research grant. For every donation of £10 or more, the donor will
receive an e-version of Dr Tennekes’ stylish and very readable book “The Systemic Insecticides – A Disaster in the Making.”
We have received the first amazingly generous donation of £5,000 towards Dr Tennekes’ work. This also makes small blue marble
eligible to register with the Charities Commission, which we are in the
process of doing. If you would like to support or endorse small blue marble can we please mention it on our website and can we exchange links with your website?
Thank you
Bernie, Kate & Ian