Dear John,
In the last 20 years, monarch butterflies have declined by 90%. If we don’t act
now, they will go extinct.
This decline is largely due to the massive increase in the use of toxic
pesticides like glyphosate -- a.k.a. Monsanto’s Roundup®. Roundup® wipes out
milkweed, the only food young monarchs eat.
Friends of the Earth isn’t about to let monarchs vanish on our watch. But we’re
going to need your help. If 75% of the people reading this donate before
midnight, we'll reach our fundraising goal and we'll be one step closer to
saving monarchs!
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In the 1980s, approximately 4.5 million butterflies spent the winter along the
California coast. This year there were only around 30,000. Unless we act fast,
we could lose this iconic species forever.
The driving forces in their decline are habitat loss and the increased use of
Roundup®. It’s a simple formula: More Roundup® = less milkweed = fewer monarchs.
The Fish and Wildlife Service could help turn this around. The agency -- which
oversees Endangered Species protections -- could provide monarchs with
additional protections that go well beyond those offered under the Endangered
Species Act. It could hold the fossil fuel and transportation industries
accountable for destroying monarch habitats. And the EPA could ban the use of
pesticides like Roundup® that imperil monarchs.
The problem is, the Fish and Wildlife Service is facing pressure from Donald
Trump and his cronies in the pesticide industry to do nothing. That’s why it’s
so important that you join us in fighting back. It’s going to take every one of
us acting NOW if we want to save the monarchs.
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We’re going up against huge corporations and their powerful cronies in the Trump
administration -- a daunting task. But with Friends of the Earth Members like
you at our side, I know we can win this fight and save the monarchs from
extinction.
We have a comprehensive plan to get toxic pesticides out of our food system and
stem insect declines:
* We’ve mobilized people like you to send more than 30,000 public comments to
the Fish and Wildlife Service urging it to extend protections for monarch
butterflies. At the same time, we’ve been pushing the EPA to ban Roundup®
altogether. Thanks to pressure from people like you, the EPA has extended the
period for public input on glyphosate.
* We’re supporting a new bill introduced by Representative Velazquez to ban
neonicotinoids -- another monarch-harming pesticide -- in wildlife refuges.
It’s hard to believe, but the Trump administration has actually allowed these
toxic pesticides to be used in our protected wild places. This bill would
reverse Trump’s decision and restore this critical monarch and bee habitat.
* We’re working at the state and local levels to protect pollinators from
pesticides. This year, New York and Vermont passed bills to ban
pollinator-toxic pesticides like neonics and chlorpyrifos, and California
announced a new plan to ban chlorpyrifos. We’re continuing work in five other
states to pass bills to ban toxic pesticides, including glyphosate. Plus,
we’re working with cities to pass policies to ban this and other toxic
pesticides.
* We’re pushing food retailers to eliminate pesticides, including glyphosate,
from their supply chains. Costco has already announced steps to address
pesticide use in the food it carries. Kroger – the nation’s largest
conventional food retailer -- recently updated its pollinator policy to help
protect bees and butterflies. But the commitments are non-binding and
insufficient. So we’re going to keep pushing these and other leading
supermarkets to do better and to increase their organic offerings.
These actions won’t only help monarchs. Bees, butterflies and other insects are
dying at alarming rates. Scientists are warning if we don’t stem insect decline,
we could soon face the “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems.” We must
greatly reduce our use of pesticides if we are to save these crucial species.
You know that when we work together, we can move mountains. You and I have
already transformed the garden industry, including convincing Home Depot,
Lowe’s, Costco, True Value, Ace Hardware and Walmart to eliminate bee-killing
pesticides in garden plants.
Imagine what we can do for the monarchs! But we’ve got to act fast, before these
beautiful and iconic pollinators disappear forever.
Make a generous contribution today and help Friends of the Earth save the
monarchs and our food system!
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Standing with you,
Tiffany Finck-Haynes,
Pesticides and pollinators program manager,
Friends of the Earth
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