{"product_id":"spring-without-bees-how-colony-collapse-disorder-has-endangered-our-food-supply-9781599216003","title":"Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than a century after the birth of Rachel Carson, the world faces a new environmental disaster, from a chemical similar to DDT. This time the culprit appears to be IMD, or imidacloprid, a relatively new but widely used insecticide in the United States. Many beekeepers and researchers blame IMD for Colony Collapse Disorder, which has wiped out 23% of America’s beehives. Since honeybees are essential to the production of major food crops, their demise could spell catastrophe. In a riveting detective story that melds science and politics, Michael Schacker examines the evidence and offers a plan to save the bees. Like An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring before it, A Spring without Bees is a compelling cautionary tale and a clarion call for action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At last an authoritative account of the vanishing bees: one of the most puzzling environmental problems of recent times. . . . at once a great detective story and an object lesson of how to live in harmony with the living planet, our home.” --Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair and former President, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and Environment \"Who could imagine a spring without bees? One might say this is impossible, especially the kids. Michael Schacker's eye-opening story A Spring without Bees is a must-read for all of us who want to live in a sustainable and regenerating world for many generations to come.\" --Anthony Rodale, Chairman Emeritus, The Rodale Institute\"The loss of the bees is a four-fold tragedy: for the beekeepers, the growers, the consumers and of course for the bees themselves. Michael Schacker's fascinating and enlightening book is an important new look at the great mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder.\" --Dr. James Amrine, former president of the Acarological Society of America, Medical Entomologist, West Virginia University \"In a debate clearly underpinned with political and commercial positioning and controversy over scientific fact and assumption, Michael Schacker’s multi-faceted review of the dispute to date, and its possible consequences, helps us clearly understand what is needed to reverse the bee decline threatening world food supply.\" --Dr. Kurt Johnson, ecologist and ethicist; co-author of Nabokov’s Blues:  The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius \"A Spring Without Bees is an object lesson in just how delicate the web of life is. It sounds an urgent call to action on behalf of one of our economy's tiniest laborers but also asks that we re-think the environmental consequences of the entire way we do business.\" --Jeff Ruch, Executive Director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) “Michael Schacker offers another important rationale for organic farming methods as a way to protect the fruit and vegetable supply.”--Dr. Timothy J. LaSalle, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, The Rodale Institute","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49532991734103,"sku":"9781599216003","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spring-without-bees-how-colony-collapse-disorder-has-endangered-our-food-supply-9781599216003","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}