Dear John,
Last year marked a milestone for bees. But it wasn’t a good one.
U.S. beekeepers reported losing nearly half of their hives last year. They
experienced the worst winter losses ever on record.
But it’s not just beekeepers who are noticing. Scientists found that nearly one
million plant and animal species -- including many insects -- are at risk of
extinction. They’re warning of an “ecological Armageddon” if we don’t change
course fast.
A key driver of this crisis is the widespread use of toxic pesticides like
Bayer’s neonicotinoids, Monsanto’s Roundup®, and Dow’s chlorpyrifos. At Friends
of the Earth, we’re pulling out all the stops to get these pesticides out of our
food system -- but we need your help, John.
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Bees and other pollinators are responsible for one in every three bites of food
we eat. But they’re dying at alarming rates. To stop this disaster, we must
immediately act to change the toxic way we grow our food.
Which is why Friends of the Earth is working overtime to convince grocery
companies to wake up to this threat. Supermarkets like Kroger could start
insisting on sustainable, organic food to sell in their stores. If these
companies take action, it will increase the pressure on giant agribusiness
corporations to stop producing food grown with bee-killing pesticides.
Kroger is the nation’s largest conventional grocery chain. It owns stores like
Harris Teeter, Ralphs, and Smith’s. So it has a lot of power to change the way
we grow our food and help save bees and butterflies.
But your help is critical, which is why I’m asking you to make a generous
contribution today -- before it’s too late for the bees, butterflies and our
food system.
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Earth!
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You have already helped Friends of the Earth make a difference in this fight.
After three years of pressure from members like you, Kroger put out a policy
supporting the expansion of organic food and products that are affordable for
many families.
This is a step in the right direction. But it doesn’t go nearly far enough. It's
vague and doesn’t commit the company to a time-bound phase-out of some of the
most toxic pesticides, like neonics and Roundup®, that are contributing to bee
and butterfly decline.
I’m not satisfied with that -- and you shouldn’t be either. In fact, we recently
tested Kroger-brand food specifically for a wide array of these pesticides. We
found dangerous pesticides in Kroger-brand cereals, apples, applesauce, spinach
and beans -- foods families eat every day.
So we’re going to have to convince Kroger to get serious. And if we can get
Kroger on board, together we can transform the rest of the grocery industry in
short order. But we can’t do this without you.
Please, John, make a generous contribution to Friends
of the Earth and help save bees from toxic pesticides. Your gift will be matched
dollar-for-dollar -- up to $930,000!
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Standing with you,
Lisa Archer,
Food and agriculture program director,
Friends of the Earth
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