Once again, I have failed to find a way to post a video, but I shall provide the needed links so that the videos may be found without hassle. Without adue:
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These videos are about the recent death of millions of honey bees all over the world. And while that seemingly has no connection to the history course this blogg was created for, it very definitely relates to the economy and current world technology. The death of bees, though it has had little effect on the general population so far, if continued, will increase the price of most all foods. The bees will be in higher demand, being shipped off all over the country, less crops will be getting pollinated, meaning a rise in most food that rely on bees (most foods have air pollinated ingredient). Imagine, honey being a luxury! Only the rich will be able to afford it! This also is relevant because the of the scientists main theory, the pesticides. As said in the videos, it is a chemical that is not strong enough to harm us, but causes confusion and immune system failure for insects, the exact things that scientist are finding in the abandoned colones. These pesticides are a product of new technology, made easier because of the "flat" part of "Hot, Flat and Crowed" and the demand of a world of consumers forcing farmers to mass produce in monocrop farms.