Thursday, January 29, 2009

Emission Mission and the BEES!

With the U.S economy laying on the floor like a deflated balloon from that party a week ago, many are asking whether environmental issues should be put on the backburner until everything's sorted out.
The answer of many biologists (and me!) is an empathetic no. In fact, if there is a time to begin, it is most certainly now. What many policymakers and companies don't seem to grasp is the environment's hand in the economy. One example: No bees? Not only no honey, but no bee-powered pollination. No pollination? Egads our crops! Infact, the value of honey bees and native bees combined is estimated at over $19 billion smackeroos a year, in the USA alone! The value of insect pollination worldwide (mainly propelled by bees) is estimated at $217 billion! Yowzas! Those little guys are fuzzy flying lumps of gold.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    Wow, i never thought about bees part in the economy! Trees emit carbon dioxide that does good stuff, doesn't it?Hey, how about rabbits? I know you guys eat my grass . . .

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  2. K. RabbitJanuary 30, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    Actually, we emit carbon dioxide. Trees take in CO2 and Water, and emit O2. We take in carbohydrates and O2 and emit CO2. It's true, that some CO2 is good, and gets absorbed by trees and the ocean. However, when there is too much out there to be processed, it gets put into the ozone, and contributes to the "greenhouse effect." Thanks for your question, maybe I'll tell my buddies to stop eating your grass so much ;)

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