Dear John,
MAJOR pollinator update: The western bumblebee population has plummeted by an
ALARMING 93% in the last two decades. Rush a $10 donation to Friends of the Earth and help save bees from toxic
pesticides.
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The Western bumblebee -- once one of the most populous bee species in the
country -- is now on the brink of extinction. And it’s not the only species we
could lose forever. Over 700 North American bee species are now at risk and 40
percent of invertebrate pollinators face extinction.
Bees are the canary in the coal mine for our food supply, pollinating around 75%
of all fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in the U.S. Without bees, many of the
food crops we rely on would be in short supply.
We can avert mass extinction of our pollinators. Help save the bees and preserve
our food system with a $10 donation to Friends of the Earth.
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[[link removed]]There’s no mystery here. Study after study has found that the massive use of
pesticides, like Bayer-Monsanto's bee-toxic neonicotinoids and its weed-killer
glyphosate, aka Roundup®, is driving the decimation of pollinators.
Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup® is the most widely used pesticide in the world -- it’s
not only a key culprit in the decline of monarch butterflies, it’s linked to
cancer in humans. From breakfast to dinner, most of us eat
glyphosate-contaminated food several times a day. In addition to cancer,
glyphosate has been linked to endocrine disruption, DNA damage, decreased sperm
function, disruption of the gut microbiome and fatty liver disease.
Big Ag’s toxic pesticides are putting our health and our entire food system at
risk.
But pollinator-killers like Bayer-Monsanto are sweeping their lethal impact
under the rug -- and the United States is giving them a free pass, finalizing
dangerous new regulations to allow more widespread use of toxic pesticides
instead of shifting away from chemicals we KNOW are killing massive numbers of
bees.
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[[link removed]]Western bumblebees join the 98% of Western monarchs ALREADY wiped out -- and if
we don't act fast to ban pollinator-toxic pesticides, we could lose these and
other essential pollinators forever .
The good news: When people like you take action to protect bee populations, it
works. Earlier this year, Friends of the Earth members like you successfully
pushed state governments around the country to ban the bee-killing,
brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos, and chemical giant Dow committed to stop
selling this poison. You’ve made calls, submitted comments and persuaded key
Congresspeople to champion legislation that would protect our pollinators.
We need to double down our efforts to ban toxic pesticides for good -- and
safeguard our bees for the long haul. Friends of the Earth is rushing to raise
23 more donations from your city before midnight, to power our
ongoing work to protect pollinators and life on Earth.
The bees need us now -- before it’s too late. With your support, we can protect
bees for the long haul. Donate to Friends of the Earth today.
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[[link removed]]Thank you,
Lisa Archer,
Food and agriculture program director,
Friends of the Earth
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