Dear John,
The numbers are in from this season’s butterfly count: once in the millions, now
there are only 29,000 western monarch butterflies left in California.
That’s a 99% population decline of these essential pollinators. And we’re not
only losing monarchs -- 40% of invertebrate pollinators are on the brink of
extinction. If we lose them, it will be catastrophic for the ecosystems and food
systems on which we rely.
And it’s all for the sake of corporate greed. Big Ag and fossil fuel
corporations are driving butterfly decline through pesticide use, climate
change, and habitat loss. One of the worst culprits is Bayer-Monsanto’s
Roundup®, which is killing off young monarchs’ only food source, milkweed.
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Pollinators sit at the bottom of the food web, sustaining plant life, which
feeds and shelters animals, which then feed animals higher up the food chain,
ensuring healthy, biodiverse ecosystems. Human beings are a part of this web of
life, and we depend on its functioning. For example, the vast majority of our
most important food crops rely on pollination. So it’s ironic that our food
system itself is threatening pollinators.
But it’s not surprising.
In the industrial agriculture model, plants like milkweed are seen as weeds that
must be killed in order for profitable crops to grow. The true nature and value
of our complex web of life is obscured and deprioritized, for the sake of
profit. Big Ag is turning varied, life-filled landscapes into monocultures that
destroy soil and wreck our climate.
This short-term thinking is what we’re fighting here at Friends of the Earth. In
order to build a truly just, healthy and sustainable food system, we have to
think holistically about both problems AND solutions. And we can only implement
those solutions with your help.
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We’re up against incredibly powerful industries. Already-huge corporations like
Bayer and Monsanto have merged to consolidate control and maximize profits.
They’re spreading myths and influencing research about the safety of their
products. They spend millions lobbying and their former employees have landed
key jobs in government agencies that are supposed to be protecting people and
the planet. All to avoid regulations when clear science shows that their
products are dangerous -- such as Roundup®’s links to cancer.
It can feel overwhelming and frightening. But we can’t give up. We can’t let
corporations destroy our planet at our expense. That’s why, with your support,
we’re campaigning on multiple fronts to address the root causes of our planet’s
crises.
And when we come together, we win. Just last month, after we and our allies
pushed governments around the country and world to ban the brain-damaging
pesticide chlorpyrifos, Dow announced it would stop selling this poison.
Together, we fought, and we won! With your support, we can win on Roundup® and
beyond. Together, we’re reclaiming power and fighting for all of our well-being.
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Thank you for being an essential part of this fight,
Lisa Archer,
Food and agriculture program director,
Friends of the Earth
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