XR Wimborne unfurled banners, held placards, handed out hundreds of leaflets and made lots of new friends in their glyphosate protest in town today – Dorset Council stop spraying, save our bees pic.twitter.com/itGPl7N3bmSAVE OUR BEES:Members of Extinction Rebellion Wimborne staged a colourful protest in Wimborne at the weekend to raise awareness of Dorset Council spraying glyphosate on roads, pavements and SANGs. They held banners reading, “Stop Spraying, Save Our Bees” and “Glyphosate Harms Honey Bees, Bumblebees, Humans”. “We live in one of the most nature depleted countries on the planet,” said local resident, Professor James Bullock. “Glyphosate destroys nature. Recent studies have found that 80 percent of adults and children have glyphosate in their urine.”The Pesticide Action Network is promoting “Pesticide Free Towns”.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2023 22:13 UTC