[ [link removed] ]In this close-up image, a bumblebee with distinctive yellow and black
stripes is perched on a vibrant purple thistle flower. The background is a
soft, blurred yellow, which highlights the detailed textures of the bee
and flower.
John,
Neonicotinoid pesticides are so lethal that a single, coated seed can kill
a songbird. A teaspoon can kill over a billion bees!
And these seeds are EVERYWHERE – causing mass bee die-offs, devastating
birdlife…turning the nature around us to poison.
We can make it stop.
Pesticide monsters like Bayer-Monsanto have been free to sell their toxic
seeds across the US thanks to a senseless government loophole. But now a
team of bee-defenders are taking the government to court – if they win,
millions of bee colonies will be saved!
In days, they have to argue their case before the court, but they need an
urgent injection of cash to keep paying their legal team.
This could be a turning point in the war on pesticides, and Bayer knows
it. That’s why they’ve sent an army of lawyers to bog down the process and
drive up legal bills…Can you chip in now to keep this case alive, and save
the bees?
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These poisonous seeds are more deadly than we can imagine. They’re causing
mass die-offs of bee populations and bringing other endangered species to
the brink.
The seeds send neonicotinoid pesticides up a plant's circulatory system as
it grows, into its leaves, pollen, and nectar. Pollinators then ingest the
poison, causing paralysis or even death. And that’s not even all of it –
the vast majority of the pesticide coating comes off the seed after
planting, contaminating our soil, wildflowers, and water!
Despite all this, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has never
regulated pesticide coated seeds as pesticides. Companies like
Bayer-Monsanto have taken full advantage of this massive loophole: 95% of
corn seeds in the U.S. now come coated with neonics!
This lawsuit from the Center for Food Safety is our best hope for change
in the US, which could set a vital precedent for countries across the
world that follow US regulations. But pesticide giants desperate to
protect their billions intervened in the case, meaning they can use their
massive resources to try to stop progress.
If enough of us chip in, we can beat them at their own game – building up
enough of a legal fund to make sure these bee defenders can see the case
through to victory. Can you chip in now to give the bees a chance?
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Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Pesticide regulations 'loophole' puts birds, bees at risk, lawsuit
says Reuters 02 June 2023
[ [link removed] ]Neonicotinoids 101: The Effects on Humans and Bees NRDC 24 May 2022
[ [link removed] ]Honey Bees and Neonicotinoid‐Treated Corn Seed: Contamination,
Exposure, and Effects Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) 05
February 2021
[ [link removed] ]Groups Sue EPA Over Failure to Regulate Insecticide-Coated Seeds Center
for Food Safety 01 June 2023
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