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Stop the Bee Killing

UK GOVERNMENT IS PERMITTING THE THE USE OF  NEONICOTINOIDS,  despite them being banned in Europe.   These chemicals kill bees and other pollinators.  A link to the PETITION/info is below.  Please pass it on.  Avaaz successfully stopped there use in Europe.  Please help them stop there use in the UK.

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_keep_the_ban_national/?tNIApeb

Bushy Park Sky


#SaveFoP: Save Our Freedom of Panorama

The issue is now resolved.  The petition was successful and Freedom of Panorama was saved. With thanks to all who participated.

– With links to the petition, UK MEP’s email addresses and tweeting tags. Please pass it around. :-).

Originally posted on phnat.org (Photographer Not A Terrorist).   With thanks to  Nico Trinkhaus who created the petition and Rabirius (Rabirius.me) who promoted a chain reaction.

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Panorama Image © Grant Smith

On 9 July 2015 the European Parliament will vote on the “Freedom of Panorama” legislation, a law that if passed will restrict your right to take photographs from a public place of buildings and even views that have been copyrighted. Read more here.

In the the days leading up to the vote photographers rights campaign group I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist (PHNAT) calls on all photographers, professional and amateur, to go out and photograph your local landscapes and views, then tweet your photos to the European Parliament.

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