From Friends of the Earth <[email protected]>
Subject Your signature is missing: Tell the EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides
Date December 28, 2019 2:49 AM
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Dear John,

Last winter, beekeepers lost nearly half of their hives. Now beekeepers are
bracing for another winter of record bee die-offs -- largely thanks to the use
of bee-killing pesticides.

And it gets worse. 40 percent of wild bees and other essential pollinators are
at risk of extinction. Scientists have warned that further decline of bees and
other insects could lead us to a “collapse of nature’s ecosystems.” Pesticides
are a key driver of this crisis.

The EPA has the power to stop the decline of bees -- but it’s sitting on its
hands. This holiday season, bees need you to demand the EPA ban bee-killing
pesticides. But you must act fast!

Help save the bees: Demand that the EPA ban bee-killing pesticides today!
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Bees and other pollinators are vital to our food system. They pollinate
two-thirds of the food we eat every day -- from almonds to blueberries. Without
bees, we would have a hard time feeding our families some of our healthiest and
favorite foods.

But rampant neonic use is driving alarming bee die-offs. And the EPA is
greenlighting their use in record amounts. Our recent study found U.S.
agriculture is now 48 times more toxic to insect life than it was 25 years ago,
and neonics are mostly to blame.

Sadly, neonics hurt more than just bees. Recent studies show that these
pesticides make songbirds lose weight and delay migration. This is especially
concerning because more than half of all songbird species are in decline.

The EPA has had years to take action and protect bees and birds, but the
pesticide industry is lobbying hard to prevent it from taking action. Now, the
agency needs to know engaged environmentalists like you are watching and we
won’t stand by while they let bees die!

Take action NOW: Tell the EPA to protect bees and our food system from
bee-killing neonics!
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Neonic pesticides are the most widely-used insecticides in the world. They’re
long-lasting and systemic, staying in the environment for years. We can’t even
wash them off our food. Each day the EPA fails to ban them, our bees and our
environment suffer.

The pesticide industry -- including companies like Bayer-Monsanto and Syngenta
-- wants to keep selling products that are poisoning bees, and the EPA is
letting them.

This winter, bees need our protection -- our entire ecosystem depends on it. Can
we count on you to tell the EPA to protect our beautiful bees before it’s too
late?

Protect bees before it’s too late: Tell the EPA to save bees from bee-killing
neonics!
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Standing with you,
Jason Davidson,
Food and agriculture campaigner,
Friends of the Earth

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