Who cares about the bees

I've been reading a lot about the problems caused by the neonicotinoid pesticides that are purported to kill bees and have been accused of severely impacting  the bee population. So much so, that Europe has called a moratorium on the pesticide for 2 years and more research needs to be done. In 1962 Rachel Carson wrote a book, "Silent Spring." It was about the amount of pesticides used the US and their impact on the environment. Way back in 1962 she saw a problem with the pesticide use and said in her book that if we kept going there would no longer be birds chirping in the spring. yikes!! And then they find out that DDT is what is causing the serious drop in predator bird populations. A drop large enough to put certain species on the endangered species list. uh, duh! anyway. back to my point. In the US the agriculture has such a strangle hold on regulation agencies that the pesticide that Europe has stopped using for at least two years, is not being halted in the US. "It's harmless," "There are more things impacting the bees than just that," The studies aren't complete......... and on, and on, and on. Deep pockets make the regulations. It just pisses me off! The latest study to come out of Europe has found that the pesticide not only has a negative impact on the bees, it also can kill seed eating birds, just a few, contaminates soil for up to 10 years, and....wait for it, wait for it....contaminates ground water. Imagine that. Something that you put on a seed and put in the ground contaminates ground water?! nu-uh, that won't happen. Have we not learned anything in the last 50-100 years?! All things are connected, you put it in the ground, dumbass, it will get in your water. The stupidity, actually I don't think it's stupidity, I think it's more of a head in the sand thing, or covering your ears and yelling really loud cause you don't want to hear it. You know that there are problems but because it will impact your bottom line everyone else will have to suffer. grrr. "I'm not listening, I'm not listening, I'm not listening....." Us little people with less money need to speak louder, eventually someone will have to listen.