Sign the petition. Save our bees.
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Dear John,

Bees are dying at unprecedented rates thanks to harmful chemicals and climate
change. And the federal government is doing nothing about it. That is why we are
doing all we can to protect environments where pollinators can flourish… but we
can’t do this alone.

Sign the petition: Ask key members of Congress to protect bees from poisonous
chemicals and climate shocks!
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Pollinators are responsible for one in every three bites of food we eat. But
widespread use of pesticides are killing bees in droves and wreaking havoc on
our food systems. Meanwhile big pesticide companies are spending millions of
dollars to influence legislators to look the other way.

We can not stand by while big industries destroy our pollinators, and the plants
we rely on. Tell Congress to fight bee poisoning and climate shocks through
organic farming and clean energy.
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Pollinators are essential for the very food that keeps us alive and yet they are
facing attacks on multiple fronts. Last winter beekeepers experienced their
biggest beehive loss on record. To date, half of all farmed honeybee hives have
been decimated. Wild pollinators are also under threat and are reported to be
down by over 40%! Scientists are calling this an ecological Armageddon.

But pesticide use is not the only reason bee populations are in steep decline.
Global temperature rise is adding undue stress to plant life, causing plants to
flower out of season and confusing pollinators. These sustained seasonal
disruptions are increasing the incidences of bee die-off and, ultimately, will
lead to plant species reproductive failure.

What’s more, scientists report that as bees and other pollinators abandon
habitats ravaged by fires, excessive heat and drought, they are having trouble
moving their ranges to cooler and higher regions - further reducing their
habitat and adding to their decline. The link between a warming planet and bee
decline couldn’t be more clear! We know that.

Sign the petition: Help us fight climate change and save bees at the same time.
Sign the petition today to support the “Saving America’s Pollinators Act.”
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Big Industry greed and government inaction are killing bees and threatening our
food sources. We are doing everything we can to tackle this crisis. We need you
to join our fight. Together we can save our pollinators our plants and our
planet.

Standing with you,

Mike Tidwell
Founder and Director
CCAN Action Fund

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CCAN Action Fund is the grassroots arm of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
The mission of the CCAN Action Fund is to effect change in public policy at
local, state and national levels to directly address the threat of global
warming. Through voter education, lobbying and participation in the electoral
process, we seek to move our country into a leadership position on the most
urgent global issue of our time — the climate crisis.
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