Hi John, quick question: The UK government just lifted a ban on
neonics, so we need to get as many bee-lovers as we can to speak up for
safer, pesticide-free farming. Will you join us?
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to help save Britain's bees.
Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the SumOfUs team
Here's my last email with more details:
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The UK government just lifted the ban on bee-killing pesticides -- this
could be a death sentence for our bees!
But this isn't over yet -- the government is doing a public consultation
on the issue. With online ads we can get thousands of bee-lovers to flood
the consultation before it's too late for the bees.
Can you chip in
$1
to save the bees?
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now
John,
Bee-killers are making a come-back in the UK: A few days ago the
Conservative government decided to lift the ban on bee-killing pesticides.
But we can stop this, John.
The government just launched a public consultation on pesticides. If we
can get tens of thousands of bee-protectors like you to speak out, we can
beat this threat to the bees.
But we need to act quickly -- the consultation closes in a few weeks. With
your help, we’ll launch online ads to flood the government consultation
and save Britain’s bees.
Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
[ [link removed] ]Will you please chip in
$1
to save the bees?
Until now, the UK government stuck to its promise to protect the ban on
bee-killers, because the science is clear: neonic pesticides leach toxins
into the environment, and poison bees. But Bayer and the usual Big
Pesticide suspects have been lurking in the shadows, lobbying hard to
undermine the ban any way they can.
And it looks like Bayer got a huge win this round. These so-called
“emergency” exceptions that the UK government has allowed are a notorious
slippery slope -- once they start, they just keep happening, and soon
toxic neonics will be back in widespread use.
That’s why the government consultation is so important. If the government
is drowning in messages from people and communities across the UK
demanding to save the bees, it will have to act. And the best way to get
lots of people to take part in the consultation, is paying for an online
ads blitz.
Together, you and hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members fought side by
side with environmental groups across Europe to get this ban passed. You
pushed politicians to do the right thing for people and bees before.
Now is your chance to do it again, John. We don’t have a
moment to lose.
Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in
$1
today to rescue your bee-saving ban?
Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the SumOfUs team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Government to let farmers use bee-killing pesticide banned by EU
Independent. 13 January 2021.
[ [link removed] ]Sustainable Use of Pesticides: Draft National Action Plan UK
Government. 4 Dec 2020.
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