Dear Friend,

Neonicotinoids -- a particularly toxic class of pesticides -- are banned in Europe. Why? Because these chemicals devastate bee populations. So how come we still allow their use here in the United States?1

As long as these bee-killing pesticides -- commonly called neonics -- are used to treat our crops, gardens and backyards, it will be impossible for collapsing bee colonies to thrive once again. That's why we're working to ban the worst uses of these toxic pesticides, but we need your help to defend nature's best pollinators.

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We've weeded out neonics from store shelves at Home Depot and Lowe's, and now we're calling on Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.

By targeting neonics at point-of-sale, and calling on the Biden administration to ban their use in wildlife refuges across the country, we can protect bees from a poison that attacks their nerve synapses -- leading to compulsive shaking, paralysis and an eventual painful death.2

But we can't eliminate the worst uses of neonics without help from supporters like you, Friend.

This Earth Day, double your impact by donating to Environment Colorado, and help fuel our bee-friendly campaigns.

Thank you,

Rex Wilmouth
Senior Program Director

1. Oliver Milman, "Fears for bees as US set to extend use of toxic pesticides that paralyse insects," The Guardian, March 8, 2022.
2. Oliver Milman, "Fears for bees as US set to extend use of toxic pesticides that paralyse insects," The Guardian, March 8, 2022.

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