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John,
Without bees, the cost of food will skyrocket.
Yet with scientists sounding the alarm that bumblebees will be extinct
within a decade at the current pace, Big Ag giants Syngenta and Bayer just
keep pumping out junk science and lobbying lawmakers to keep their
bee-killing poison on the shelves.
We can change that.
EU elections are in June, and some lawmakers are promising landmark
legislation to limit these food-endangering chemicals. If we get working
today we can launch an all-out push to back this effort until the
election, showing that voters care more about protecting bees -- and
keeping food costs lower for everyone -- than padding Bayer's profits.
This could be a turning point for bees everywhere -- and keep food prices
from going off the charts. Can you chip in now?
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The dramatic decline in bees this past year threatens all of us – without
enough pollinators, our whole food chain could collapse. And the cost of
food will skyrocket.
But when we come together as a community, we win for all of us. Like when
we won the monumental ban on bee-killing pesticides in Europe. Now
together we could:
* Launch a massive public campaign to show EU leaders that protecting
the bees, our food systems, and public health is an election issue
that voters care about;
* Publish impact studies to expose the harm these pesticides have on our
ecosystems and health, work with media experts to publish our studies
in key places;
* Help brave activists take on governments and companies in court for
approving these harmful chemicals for use – and more!
Thousands of small donations from members like you will help power this
work. Can you chip in to help?
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If we don’t stop companies like Bayer and Syngenta from selling toxic
chemicals that are banned in the EU, to other countries, many of which are
in the Global South, bees and people won’t stand a chance to be free from
these toxins.
Communities all over the world are facing health and ecological harm due
to these pesticides – including in Cipreses, Costa Rica where our
community was instrumental in helping to win a national ban on
chlorothalonil, sold by Syngenta.
Over the years the Ekō community has fought hard to keep bee-killing
chemicals off our shelves. Our movement was built exactly for moments like
this. The upcoming EU elections will be a key moment to show lawmakers
just how many people around the world are demanding action.
What happens in the next 3 months could set the agenda for pesticides for
years to come. Let’s do everything we can to make it a victory for the
bees.
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Thanks for all that you do,
Rewan, Yasmin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]European bumblebee populations projected to plummet. Phys.org. 13
September 2023
[ [link removed] ]Honey bees are not in peril. These bees are. Vox. 19 January 2023
[ [link removed] ]Bumblebee among species US wildlife officials consider listing as
endangered. The Guardian. 24 January 2024
Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting
for people and the planet.
Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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