Hi John, I just wanted to make sure you saw this: Bayer is on
the verge of destroying France’s ban on bee-killing pesticides.
We have to fight back before it’s too late -- can we count on you,
John?
Can you chip in for an emergency campaign to save the bees?
Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I will chip in
$1
to save the bees.
Thanks for all that you do,
Nabil and the team at SumOfUs
Here’s the original email with more information:
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BREAKING: Bee-killing pesticides are making a come-back in France. Bayer’s
cashed-up lobbyists just persuaded Macron to overturn the neonics ban you
helped win in France.
You can rescue this bee-saving ban -- but we need to move right now. Can
you chip in
$1
for an emergency campaign to save the bees?
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Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
[ [link removed] ]Donate
$1
now
John,
The French government just destroyed your historic ban on bee-killing
pesticides.
SumOfUs members like you fought tirelessly for this ban -- forcing France
to become the first country ever to ban ALL neonics.
But today France's President Emmanuel Macron ripped that ban to shreds.
He’s caved to the pesticide industry, and passed a law that will let
industrial farms douse field after field with bee-killing poison -- until
2023.
It’s a death sentence for already struggling bees -- and a slap in the
face for bee-defenders around the world fighting for their own national
neonic bans.
We still have time to stop Macron. That means going head to head with
Bayer and its army of ruthless lobbyists. They’re working round the clock
to keep Macron on side -- so we need to scale up now and fast.
Your donation today will launch an emergency campaign and pay for polling,
ads, billboards and grassroots events to convince Macron to save the bees,
not Bayer’s profits. We’ve got a fighting chance, but we need to get
cracking now.
Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in
$1
to save the bees?
We’re in a worldwide fight to save bees from toxic pesticides. These
poisons have proven to be a leading cause of death of whole bee colonies.
The latest research shows that bees exposed to these pesticides fly only a
third of the distance that unexposed bees can.
But when hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members like you came together
to demand bans on these pesticides, you won.
Your victory in France was historic, and it set the stage for the rest of
the world to join and save the bees everywhere. We can’t let Bayer’s crew
take that away.
Bayer and co’s cashed-up lobbyists are hoping bee-defenders are too weary
from the pandemic to stand up to them anymore. But they’re forgetting the
real magic of SumOfUs members: just a few coins from people like you
around the world could be enough to break Bayer’s stranglehold on Macron
-- and give the bees a fighting chance.
We don’t have a moment to lose. To truly pull off this emergency campaign
we'll need to give it our all, without worrying about the money in the
bank. Please, can you chip in today to rescue your bee-saving ban?
Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
[ [link removed] ]Yes! I’ll chip in
$1
to save the bees from Bayer once more.
Thanks for all that you do,
Nabil and the team at SumOfUs
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Reversal of pesticide ban sparks criticism of French government,
Financial Times, 5 September 2020
[ [link removed] ]France to ease pesticide ban for sugar beet to curb crop losses
Reuters. 6 August 2020.
[ [link removed] ]Insects facing 'unnoticed apocalypse' due to routine use of pesticides,
report warns Newsweek. 13 November 2019.
SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
Please help keep SumOfUs strong by chipping in $3. [link removed]
