I was so shocked by this post written by Professor Jeff Ollerton that I wanted to share it.
The Genetic Literacy Project has been asked to take down their version as it contravenes copyright.
I was so shocked by this post written by Professor Jeff Ollerton that I wanted to share it.
The Genetic Literacy Project has been asked to take down their version as it contravenes copyright.
a french garden 
It makes me so angry–and as you’ve pointed out, we don’t have the full story.
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I try to be well-informed but it is impossible to be an expert on everything. I would like to believe that we are protected by a layer of responsible professionals who protect their domain of interest for the general good but…Amelia
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Yes, I know…like the responsible professionals hired by the fossil fuel industry, who worked hard, for decades, to obscure the realities of climate change. And here we are….
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It shows how vigilant we have to be to avoid being taken in by false claims such as the GLP peddles and there’s also plenty of those around the climate crisis.
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So true. Amelia
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Yes, it looks like the data has been twisted to support an agenda. I see the motto of the GLP is ‘science not ideology’ – yet their biggest published donor is the John Templeton Foundation, a religous organization; and their third biggest is Charles Koch, who has a clear political agenda.
Original publication: https://ourworldindata.org/pollinator-dependence.
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Thank you for that clarification, Malcolm. I find it frightening that we can so easily be misled when we read only the headlines. Amelia
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Appalling but not surprising that there is always someone with an impressive title to spread lies like this. It seems that this issue has not been politicized as much as some others. Judy and I recently watched Clarkson’s Farm on tv, which is an odd mix of amusing and appalling. But Clarkson, who is a hard core Tory, at least gave lip service to the reality of the pollinator and insect crisis.
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Lip service is an improvement over denial and perhaps a small step towards confronting reality. Amelia
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