I know I said Hank and Bee were taking the rest of May off, but I had to quickly re-purpose an old drawing with older text to put out a Bike-to-Work cartoon. I love this day! Safe travels!
From Momentum Magazine: Top 10 Tips for first-Time Bicycle Commuters
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See you in June!
From Treehugger: Wind Farms Cause Global Warming, Fox News Says
From Care2: Bully: The Movie and the Movement
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Tagged Bully, climate change, fox news, global warming, Hank D. and the Bee, wind energy, wind turbines
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From Wired: From Salon to Salad: Human Hair Makes Good Plant Fertilizer
From eHow: How to Naturally Keep Unwanted Animals Out of Your Garden
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If you end up with a backyard goat and a backyard hen, it’d be nice if they got along. Although, I’m not sure Wendy gets along with anyone…
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Happy early April Fools Day!
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From Cleantechnica: Microalgae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree!
From PlanetSave: Drink Your Pee!: The Future of Water Filtration
From Treehugger: “Eco-Friendly” Mobile Phone Runs on Coke
From MNN: 12 cool urban bicycles ready to replace your car
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Go Cubs!
Posted in Children's cartoon, Eco Child's Play, Hank D. and the Bee
Tagged Cubs, Hank D. and the Bee, hope, inventions, progress, science
From Organic Authority: Where’s Bleach Hiding in Your Home?
From People Towels: The customizable cloth alternative to paper towels! (do not use as toilet paper)
From Seventh Generation: Coupons and Special Offers for recycled paper products
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From WaPo: The Lorax helps market Mazda SUVs to elementary school children nationwide
From HuffPo: ‘The Lorax’ Movie: Environmental Message & SUV Spokesman
From The Stranger: The Lorax: A ThreeD Is a Thing Dr. Seuss Shouldn’t Need
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More on the declining health of bees: Have Bees Become Canaries In the Coal Mine? Why Massive Bee Dieoffs May Be a Warning About Our Own Health (AlterNet)
From the article:
One class of pesticides, neonicotinoids in particular has received a lot of attention for harming bees. In late 2010, the EPA came under fire from beekeepers and pesticide watchdog organizations. This happened when Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald spoke out about how the EPA allowed clothianidin to be used without any proof it was safe and despite the fact that the EPA’s own scientists believed it “has the potential for toxic risk to honey bees, as well as other pollinators.”
Related cartoon: WTF?! EPA Says RIP to Bees.
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Originally shared in the Ecolutionist article: Pacha’s Pajamas Shares Messages from Nature with Malia and Sasha Obama
If only I could really draw this fast…
Thanks to all of the people who suggested new characters and voted! Goat barely edged out the Black Eyed Susan, and the love interest for bee–don’t worry, I think we’ll see those two someday (the BES is actually next to goat in the title panel).
Congrats and thanks to Jan Steinman for suggesting the goat! I’m not yet sure where I’ll go with her personality, but she’ll definitely be nicer than Wendy…
From Treehugger: Milking Backyard Goats in Urban San Francisco (Video)
From HuffPo: The Campaign to Bring Goats to Your Backyard
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Thoughts on the potential new characters:
An angry flower: There were many flower suggestions, so the type of flower (I think I like Black Eyed Susan the best) and whether or not he/she is angry is up to you. Feel free to be specific in your vote.
A love interest for bee: Suggested by two people–my dad being one–so I had to add her.
A worm: I love worms! It’s an easy addition. Too easy?
A Politician: An interesting (and topical) suggestion from EcoChildsPlay’s Jennifer Lance. I was going to draw the politician simply as a wig, but decided to add the question mark…may go back to just the wig.
A goat: Another great backyard animal. I drew a young goat with shoes, just ‘cuz.
An egg with legs: I liked this suggestion mostly because Wendy is so silent and you’d think an egg in a shell would be as well, but I’d make him/her very chatty. However, I feel like this character already exists. Is anyone aware of an egg-with-legs cartoon character?
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I did this “Green Hero” image for activist, Sabryna Lefrancois’ Green Hero website.
Hey Hankheads! I need your help. Can you suggest a new character for Hank D and the Bee? It can be an animal, a person, an insect, or anything your creative little brains come up with! Just leave your suggestions in the comment section of this cartoon, or (if you’re reading this on NaturalPapa, EcoChildsPlay, or EcoSnobberySucks) on my cartoon archive website.
After a week or two, I’ll put my favorite suggestions to a vote.
Looking forward to your ideas!
Thanks,
Joe
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From Grist: Honeybee problem nearing a ‘critical point’
From Cornucopia Institute: Genetically Engineered Crops in the Real World – Bt Corn, Insecticide Use, and Honey Bees
From Food Democracy Now: Stand up for family farmers (and bees) against Monsanto’s abusive seed monopoly
From Grist (again): Zombie Bees (again)
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Those sound like 2 very american reactions to this horrible news.
From Grist: Zombie bees! (the article that inspired the cartoon)
From NaturalSociety: Anthony Gucciardi Speaks on Gardasil Dangers, Merck’s Political Corruption
From Cornucopia: The General Mills Cereal Scorecard
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