We have less than 48 hours for one last all-out push in Brussels to
convince lawmakers...and we need all the help we can get. John,
it’s now or never – can we count on you to chip in?
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[ [link removed] ]A tractor spraying glyphosate on a field.
John,
Bayer-Monsanto is at it again. A leaked document reveals that the EU
Commission is ready to greenlight bee-killing, cancer-causing glyphosate
for another 15 years.
We’re not going to let it happen.
Germany has already said it wants to ban glyphosate – so Bayer is pulling
out all the stops, launching a massive lobbying campaign to make sure its
favourite pesticide gets reapproved by the EU. The company even launched
its own petition to try to rally public support!
Right now, we’re working alongside scientists to organise a massive
demonstration outside EU headquarters in Brussels in September to put
Bayer and our leaders on notice. Then we’ll launch an advocacy campaign of
our own targeting EU decision-makers and running ads in key countries
where we need to beat Bayer to secure an EU ban.
We’re just weeks away from a decision that could finally get glyphosate
off our shelves …or ensure we’re surrounded by the poison for years to
come. Can you help?
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Bayer-Monsanto has been allowed to peddle glyphosate for so long that it’s
literally everywhere – our parks, our fields, our food, even our urine.
The last thing we need is years more of this stuff blanketing our outdoor
spaces!
A leaked EU draft document points to the worst possible outcome this
autumn – a full stamp of approval for a standard 15-year period. But
Germany is taking steps to remove glyphosate from the market by the end of
the year, which would complicate an EU-wide reapproval.
We know that Bayer would not have launched its online petition to rally
public support for glyphosate if they thought that the re-approval process
was a done deal. But to make sure this goes our way, we need to make sure
the public knows what’s happening – then organize a massive demonstration
to get media attention and show our politicians what we all want them to
do.
We can still win this and rid Europe of glyphosate forever, but we have to
move fast – a decision is expected in October!
If everyone reading this chips in the cost of a coffee, we’ll be able to
launch an all-out campaign surge between now and the final vote. It’s now
or never – are you in?
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Thanks for all that you do,
Allison, Yasmin, Eoin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]EU leaders: Ban glyphosate, Ekō.
[ [link removed] ]Commission Doubles Down on Glyphosate Re-Authorisation, ARC, 9 October
2023.
[ [link removed] ]Berlin’s promised glyphosate ban plans could face hurdles at EU level,
Euractiv, 4 May 2023.
[ [link removed] ]EU agency sees no major reason to block glyphosate, Reuters, 6 July
2023.
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