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Jennie Durant

@jenniedurant.bsky.social
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Researcher, science writer, & author of Bitter Honey: Big Ag's Threat to Bees and the Fight to Save them. Order here: www.jenniedurant.com

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"We tend to blame bee losses on separate, singular threats: pests, pesticides, habitat loss or extreme weather. But we’ve been thinking about bee losses wrong. The real culprit is our industrial food system." New from Bitter Honey author @jenniedurant.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
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Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price | Jennie Durant
We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
US beekeepers lost 60% of their colonies last winter and #beekeepers around the world are struggling with losses. We keep looking for a single culprit: mites, pesticides, etc.--but the real culprit is our industrialized food system. @theguardian.com #farming #bees #agriculture
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Honeybees are essentially gig workers for Big Ag--trucked cross-country, pushed to pollinate on a schedule, exposed to pesticides. And now the Trump admin is shutting down the research labs beekeepers depend on. New op-ed in @theguardian.com bit.ly/3PU04EJ #farming #farmSky #agriculture #bees
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Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price | Jennie Durant
We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment
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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Driven by economic pressures in the honey market, the rise of industrial beekeeping has brought honeybees and pollinators to near-collapse. Our book of the week outlines how Big Ag has reshaped the lives of US honeybees. By @jenniedurant.bsky.social on @islandpress.bsky.social buff.ly/CYXDlDL
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
#Bees help pollinate one in three bites we eat. And yet USDA and USGS are planning to close critical bee labs and cut support for the public research our food system relies on — right when we need it most. I wrote about what's at stake for @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/shutting-dow...
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Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 28/05/2026
🐝 30% of food supply depends on pollination and the infrastructure protecting it is being decommissioned. No bees = no harvest. The Conversation has the case for why that’s a food system problem, not just a bee problem. Excellent article written by @jenniedurant.bsky.social worth your time 👇
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Bitter Honey book excerpt out on @irishlittimes.bsky.social! Learn about the early history of honey bees in the U.S., how they got here, and how they became a key part of our food system in just 150 years. #bees #honeybees
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I wrote this piece for @us.theconversation.com about the proposed closure/reorganization of USDA and USGS bee labs — and what we stand to lose if public #bee research capacity is diminished just as beekeepers face alarming colony losses. #SaveTheBees theconversation.com/shutting-dow...
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Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
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Rachel Fudge @rachelfudge.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I had the honor of copyediting this fascinating, well-researched book. Anyone who cares about ecosystems or food systems (which should be everyone) should read this!
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Bitter Honey is out today! Want to learn more? Check out this @newscientist.com review:
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Bitter Honey is officially out w/ @princetonupress.bsky.social! It began with a question: why are bees struggling when we need them so badly? The answer led me into a bigger story about food, farming, and how we care for the living world. I hope you’ll check it out! #bees #farming #savethebees
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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A revealing investigation into how industrial farming poses a growing threat to America's bees. Bitter Honey by @jenniedurant.bsky.social is now available (21 July UK pub). Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Agriculture #Bees
Bitter Honey: Big Ag’s Threat to Bees and the Fight to Save Them by Jennie Durant
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Super important article on how pollinators support vulnerable communities in Nepal by deepening their nutrient intake and providing nearly half (44%) of smallholder farm incomes. Another important reason why we need to support our pollinators!
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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
@publisherswkly.bsky.social calls Bitter Honey by @jenniedurant.bsky.social "an important wake-up call." Check out their full review here and get your copy this May!
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Bitter Honey: Big Ag’s Threat to Bees and the Fight to Save Them by Jennie Durant
Environmental writer Durant debuts with a deeply researched exposé of the agricultural industry’s role in bee population decline...
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Cool new #RealScience shows the potato evolved from the tomato 9 million years ago! From @cellpress.bsky.social
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
It's #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth and I just published this piece with @glamour.com about something I didn’t understand until I was diagnosed: #DenseBreasts. Take a moment to check it out or pass it along--knowing this info can literally save lives. www.glamour.com/story/i-didn...
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I Didn’t Get Why Dense Breasts Mattered Until I Got Cancer at 46
Dense breasts are a cancer risk hiding in plain sight, yet they’re frequently overlooked and underexplained. Knowing whether you have them could save your life.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/
Map of Sinclair stations
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The #Trump administration’s disregard for #science is terrifying. As a breast cancer patient, I had a shocking encounter with a sham doctor and wrote about why we must trust real medicine—now more than ever in @huffpost.com #SciSky #cancer #bccww #BCSM #medSky www.huffpost.com/entry/breast...
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A Doctor Claimed He Knew Why I Got Cancer. When He Told Me, I Was Horrified And Embarrassed.
"I grabbed my things and left as quickly as I could."
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Federal scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of corporate sustainability roles www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... 🧪🌎🦑
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Alex Novarro, PhD on LinkedIn: #environmentaljobs #sustainability #biodiversity #water #federallayoffs…
‼️ Federal employees impacted by layoffs at environmental agencies—here are 15 current openings where you can make a difference in corporate…
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
How can we help #savethebees? New study shows that smaller fields and organic crops boost pollinator diversity and populations in grasslands phys.org/news/2025-02... #sustainability
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Smaller fields and organic crops can boost pollinator diversity in grasslands
Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) estimated in 2019 that 1 million out of 8 million species are...
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Good inspiration for today's writing session on how to help pollinators: "This is our heaven, and there can be no other."
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
DC folks: there's a rally in defense of NOAA today outside the Chamber of Commerce at 2pm!
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Wild bees thrive in surprising places: New research shows that wild bee abundance and species richness were higher in urban wastelands compared to protected conservation sites. 🐝🌼 More proof we need to include urban spaces in conservation strategies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Protected areas do not outperform urban wastelands in supporting insect pollinators and pollination in central Germany
The Natura 2000 network is central to Europe's conservation efforts to address biodiversity decline, with ongoing plans to expand protected areas and …
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
So grateful to the scientists working hard to get this report out (that was supposed to be a govt assessment)! Can't wait to see it in print.
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Jennie Durant @jenniedurant.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
As a cancer survivor, I know cancer research saves lives—mine included. The current admin's drastic funding cuts will harm future patients. If you have GOP reps, please call and push back. One day, this could be you or someone you love. #CancerResearch #Resist www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hey pal, it looks like you’re about to *checks notes* wipe out all the pollinators who have been hard at work in your yard all summer!? Whoa. Let’s try another way. Read on for pollinator-friendly tips for tidying up (or not), and meet some of the bugs you’ll be saving ⤵️ xerces.org/blog/put-dow...
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Put Down Those Pruners: Pollinators Need Your ‘Garden Garbage!’
When you "tidy up" at the end of the season, you're destroying much-needed winter cover for bees, butterflies, birds, and tons of other wildlife.
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