In London last Friday, research scientists, chemical industry representatives, and journalists gathered for an open discussion session that concluded a three-day summit about the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on honeybees.
The result was a rich debate about the future use of these chemicals in agriculture, and implications for food production.
But the efforts by some industry representatives to oversimplify the issue gave an otherwise intricate discussion the aura of a highly polarised one.
The Guardian: London bee summit: pesticides or no pesticides?
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