Hi NRDC Activist,

Ounce for ounce, bees are some of our best friends.

I mean, I'm not sure about you, but none of my friends can make honey ... pollinate $15 billion worth of crops ... or bring 130 different types of fruits, vegetables, and nuts to the table ... all while weighing in at less than a gram.

Now, after all that they've done for us, bees need our help. Super-toxic pesticides called neonics are wiping out pollinators and even pushing some toward extinction.

Today we have a chance to make TWICE the impact to help save them, thanks to a BRAND NEW 2x matching gift offer.

Make a tax-deductible donation of just $5 by August 7 to help save bees, butterflies, and other pollinators from Big Ag's neonic poison and your gift will be DOUBLED, up to $100,000.

The scientists at NRDC tell me we're in a pollinator crisis. We're losing bees, butterflies, and other pollinators at record-breaking levels. It's gotten so bad that beekeepers now lose about 40% of their honeybee colonies every single year.

After hundreds of studies and even one conducted by the pesticide industry themselves, scientists know what's to blame: neonics. Just one corn seed coated with neonics can contain enough toxin to kill a quarter of a million bees!

And it's not just insects. Neonics poison birds and wildlife too. The EPA found that neonics are likely driving 200+ endangered species toward extinction.

But the agrochemical industry rakes in $3 billion a year selling neonics and they are lobbying hard to protect their profits at the expense of these species and ecosystems.

You know bees can't stick up for themselves. It's up to us to take on Big Ag's corporate interests and prevail on the Biden administration to do the right thing.

Are you with me?

Donate by August 7 and your gift will be DOUBLED to power NRDC's work in and out of court to restrict bee-killing pesticides. Even just $5 will make a difference.

The good news is that if we want to stop this neonic onslaught, this could be the turning point for bees if we campaign hard enough.

That's because the EPA is conducting its once-every-fifteen-years (!!) review of neonics.

We need an A-team on our side if we're going to win this fight. And that's exactly how I'd describe the scientists, lawyers, and campaigners at NRDC. From winning in court against corporations to forcing our government to do its job, they know how to win.

And right now, bees and pollinators really could use a win. So how about it?

Make TWICE the impact with a tax-deductible gift to NRDC. Donate just $5 by August 7 and every dollar will DOUBLE up to $100,000.

Being a friend especially means being there when things get rough. And right now, it's really rough for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.

I hope you'll choose to be a friend of bees today and make a 2x MATCHED gift of just $5.

Sincerely,

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Board Member, NRDC