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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.
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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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.
Help ban toxic pesticides and protect bees by supporting Friends of the Earth with a $10 donation.
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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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Thank you,
Lisa Archer,
Food and agriculture program director,
Friends of the Earth
