Companies receive flak for Greenpeace-published report on their pesticide use

As an update to this blog entry from a couple weeks ago, Bayer, along with several other companies, is now being labeled as the 'bad guy' company, largely responsibly for the bee population decline. The company is fighting against the banning of pesticides blamed for reducing the bee population. The emergency petition is in response to studies that suggest that the bee population may be irreparably damaged by the estimated conclusions time of the EPA's investigation into the matter. The world's economy is dependent on pollinators, and honey prices are now up in California due to the decrease in bees.

Bayer has been targeted by Greenpeace as the company whose pesticide practices result in the most damage to humans and the environment. This report is the "first-ever ranking of the world's leading agrochemical companies based on the hazards and risks of their pesticides on human health and the environment". Bayer is sure to have problems from various environmental groups, like BeeCharmers.org, or an anonymous group identifying themselves as "Published by a group of concerned individuals who will not stand by and let Bayer, Monsanto, Syngenta or other corporate criminals destroy our planet" rallying against them in response to this report.