A close-up of a purple coneflower plant in a garden center, labeled as pollinator friendly. This image highlights the potential deception of pollinator friendly labels, as these plants may still contain harmful pesticides.

“Pollinator Friendly” Deception: Are Garden Centers Lying?

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Donate to save the bees from toxic greenwashing!   Do you have a right to know what’s sprayed on the garden plants you buy every spring? Apparently, you don’t! All across Canada, more and more naturalized and pollinator gardens are springing up. Cities are amending bylaws and getting rid of outdated rules that restrict what

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Friends of the Earth Canada Responds to Walmart Canada’s Introduction of New Pollinator Health Commitments

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Friends of the Earth Canada welcomes this new Pollinator Health Commitment for Walmart’s Canadian operations. In addition to previous commitments to reduce bee-toxic pesticides called neonics in garden centre plants, Walmart will now address the use of pesticides in fresh produce and florals sold in-store as well as improving and expanding pollinator habitat on their properties

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Do you know your bees? Researchers find Canadians lack bee knowledge

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TORONTO, October 28, 2020 – How well do you know your bees? York University researchers have found bee knowledge in Canada lacking with about half of those surveyed thinking honey bees are wild and native to Canada. They’re not. They were brought over from Europe and are managed by beekeepers like other farm animals, such

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