Environment Colorado kicks off summer No Bees No Food campaign

On World Bee Day, Environment Colorado set out to save our most vital pollinators.

On May 20, Environment Colorado launched our No Bees, No Food campaign, urging state legislators to ban the most common and troubling uses of the bee-killing pesticides known as neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics. Each winter, beekeepers are losing 30 percent of their honeybee colonies. Why is that such bad news? Worldwide, 100 crops make up 90 percent of our food supply. We rely on bees to pollinate 71 of these essential 100 crops.

"The first step in saving the bees is getting rid of the pesticides that kill them," said Environment Colorado's Jeanne Bassett. "Banning neonics is a step Colorado can take today to preserve our vital pollinators."

This summer, Environment Colorado canvassers are knocking on thousands of doors to build public support to save the bees from the pesticides that threaten their survival.
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House moves to phase out toxic PFAS chemicals on military bases

Toxic foams that threaten the health of armed service members and their neighbors would no...
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Report card: Which colleges and universities aced their clean energy exams?

The renewable energy grades are in. On May 29, as schools around the country let...
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All the way: Our best conservation program would be fully funded under bipartisan bill

The idea that Americans should enjoy more and better-maintained parks, wildlife refuges, hiking trails and...
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'If it's still wild, it should stay that way': Lawmakers seek to permanently protect America's largest national forest

New legislation would permanently protect Alaska's Tongass National Forest -- the nation's largest -- and the bears, moose...
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Tell your representative: Pass the Roadless Area Conservation Act.

The Trump administration is chipping away at the Roadless Rule, which protects some of our most valuable wild places. The Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019 would protect all 58.5 million acres of roadless national forest in 39 states -- permanently. Tell your U.S. House representative: Pass the Roadless Area Conservation Act.
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