Anonymous,

If 500 million dead bees aren't proof that we need to rein in the use of bee-killing pesticides, I don't know what is.

In August, the BBC reported that that's how many bees had died in Brazil in just a three-month span. The cause? Pesticides such as neonicotinoids (or neonics), which are known to be deadly to bees.1

Environment Colorado is working to save the bees, and we need your help. we've set a goal of raising $20,000 by midnight tomorrow to make sure that we have the resources we need to win.

Will you make a donation to Environment Colorado today to help us hit our $20,000 goal, save the bees, and support all of our vital environmental campaigns?

It's the latest piece of devastating news for bees. Here in the U.S., beekeepers lost nearly 40 percent of their colonies last winter -- making it the worst winter on record for bees.2 Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Turkey, South Africa and Russia have all experienced mass die-offs of bees over the past several months.3,4

We can't afford to lose the bees. Bees are essential to our food supply, and the health of our bees is reflective of the health of our environment.

That's why Environment Colorado is working to stop the most common and problematic uses of neonics.

We're working with members of Congress to ban the use of neonics in wildlife refuges -- something that never should have been allowed in the first place. Of all places, bees should be safe in wildlife refuges.

Here in Colorado, we're working to ban the sale of neonics to consumers, similar to the bans our national network won in Maryland and Connecticut. We're also working to expand bee habitats by passing a law to require the planting of pollinator-friendly plants along Colorado's roadsides and other state lands.

This work takes resources, and that's where you come in. Your support allows us to get our advocates in the room with decision-makers in Washington, D.C., and in state capitols across the country.

Will you donate to Environment Colorado today?

Thank you for making it all possible.

Sincerely,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

1. "Why 500 million bees have died in Brazil in three months," BBC News, August 20, 2019.
2. "Why 500 million bees have died in Brazil in three months," BBC News, August 20, 2019.
3. Julia Jacobo, "Nearly 40% decline in honey bee population last winter 'unsustainable,' experts say," ABC News, July 9, 2019.
4. "Why 500 million bees have died in Brazil in three months," BBC News, August 20, 2019.