There is a huge environmental problem that has gotten very little press, honeybees are disappearing. This particular article from CNN is alarming, but not as alarming as some of the more grim predictions of the consequences of this. Nobody knows why the bees are disappearing, but in North & South America and Europe this is a major issue. Without the bees many types of crops will fail.
read national geographic this month
they are saying cell phone signals are screwing with the bees natural directional instinct
asian giant hornet is in the U.S. this might be a partial cause. I’ve seen them in texas and new york, and made a positive i.d.