Homepage 081619 - Endangered Species

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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
January 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Action needed: We have a chance to save this bumblebee

Environment Colorado Because of bee-killing pesticides, the rusty patched bumblebee is on the verge of extinction. But we have an amazing opportunity to save them.John,When the rusty patched bumblebee was added to the endangered species list in 2017, it was a wake-up call.1 Bee-killing pest…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
January 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM

6 hours left: Keep bees buzzing

Environment Colorado Everywhere we look, bees are dying off.You only have a few more hours to double your impact for the bees, John.Here's why your support is so important: Everywhere we look, bees are dying off. The American bumblebee has completely vanished in 8 states.1 The rusty-patched…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 31, 2024 at 10:40 PM

Bees are worth saving

Environment Colorado Today, your donation goes even further for the bees.John,Bees are amazing creatures -- they're intelligent, great communicators and do an amazing job pollinating beautiful flowers and delicious foods.Bees are worth saving. That's why we're so hard at work to end the wor…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 31, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Review your Environment Colorado member record

Environment Colorado Don't miss this chance to have double the impact for pollinators.John,Our midnight deadline is right around the corner -- and our records show you haven't donated yet, John. There's still time to help us protect pollinators and fuel another year of vital conservation wo…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 30, 2024 at 2:39 PM

Your year-end gift for the bees matched

Environment Colorado Make a year-end donation to help save the bees, and your gift will be automatically matched. Match: Up to $100,000 nationwideDeadline: Midnight, Dec. 31Make a year-end donation to help save the bees, and your gift will be automatically matched.MATCH MY GIFT John,The sur…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 29, 2024 at 9:31 PM

Will you join our hive to help save the bees?

Environment Colorado With a little support from you and thousands of others, we can continue our efforts to restore bee-friendly habitat, restrict the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides, and more.John,Seeds coated with bee-killing pesticides are widespread. At least 70% of all corn, soybe…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 29, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Baby bees are suffering. Will you help save them?

Environment Colorado Pesticides are harming the developing brains of baby bees. Pesticides are harming the developing brains of baby bees, but Amazon continues to sell these harmful chemicals. Will you make a year-end donation to help save the baby bees?DONATE John,Baby bees have a lot in c…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Ancient trees are on the chopping block

Environment Colorado We've been working to protect the Tongass for more than 20 years. We aren't about to stop now.John,A great horned owl weighs down the branch of an 800-year-old Sitka Spruce tree. A Steller's jay ruffles its iridescent navy feathers before taking wing among the treetops.…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 23, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Amazon can't next-day ship a new species

Environment Colorado Wild bees are disappearing at a startling rate, but Amazon continues to sell bee-killing pesticides.John,Wild bees are being wiped out so fast that scientists warn that many species are now at serious risk of extinction. State wildlife action plans have identified more …
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM

These 3 forests could be logged

Environment Colorado Walk with us through three old-growth forests that need our protection.John,Living beings hundreds of years old ... chopped down in a single moment.From North Carolina to Montana, old-growth and mature forests continue to be threatened by logging and clear-cutting. Thes…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 21, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Tell Amazon to stop selling neonics

Environment Colorado We've already lost too many bees.John,Over the past 20 years, native bee sightings in the U.S. have decreased by as much as 56% in areas of high pesticide use.1It's absurd that most Americans can still go online and order bee-killing neonic pesticides directly to their …
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 19, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Three cool bees

Environment Colorado There are over 20,000 bee species, ranging from the weird to the wonderful.John,If I say the word "bee," you might imagine a honeybee. But these fuzzy yellow creatures make up a tiny fraction of the more than 20,000 bee species around the world.1Bees can be as big as yo…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 15, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Take action: Amazon is selling bee-killing pesticides

Environment Colorado Bees are precious -- we shouldn't be able to order their demise to our doorsteps.John,Imagine ordering deadly chemicals on the internet and getting them shipped to your door within hours, no questions asked.In the majority of U.S. states, you can. The chemicals in quest…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 13, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Tell the Fish & Wildlife Service: Protect monarch butterflies

Environment Colorado Each generation of monarchs is getting smaller and smaller.John,Millions of beautiful monarchs used to grace our skies, but their numbers have taken a nose-dive.1There just aren't as many monarch butterflies as there used to be.The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 8, 2024 at 5:11 PM

Tell Home Depot: Stop selling bee-killing pesticides

Environment Colorado Bee-killing pesticides aren't just dangerous -- bees find them irresistible.John,Neonicotinoid pesticides are deadly to bees, but that's not all.Neonics are also extremely addictive. Once a bee lands on a flower treated with neonics, it will return again and again, even…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 PM

Tell Home Depot: Protect the boreal forest

Environment Colorado Let's leave our wild forests standing.John,One of the biggest forests on Earth is being devoured by logging.1 Trees that stood for centuries are reduced to 2x4s and a pile of sawdust.We shouldn't be mowing down one of our planet's last intact forests for lumber.Tell Hom…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 4, 2024 at 1:10 AM

6 hours left: Double your impact for our forests

Environment Colorado If you stand with us now, you can have an even greater impact.John,As you read this, chainsaws and bulldozers are wiping out a stand of 40-foot tall trees somewhere.All that's left? Stumps and sawdust.But with you by our side, we can shield our forests from logging. And…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 8:47 PM

Before midnight: Review your member record

Environment Colorado According to our records, we haven't received your Giving Tuesday donation yet.John,According to our records, we haven't received your Giving Tuesday donation. Take a look:For Immediate ReviewName: John xxxxxxEnvironment Colorado Member Number: 742-22721117Giving Tuesd…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 4:45 PM

800 year-old trees are on the chopping block

Environment Colorado For over 20 years, we've been working to protect the Tongass. We aren't about to stop now.John,Chickadees and kinglets flit about the canopies of 800 year-old Sitka Spruce. A mother grizzly bear ambles down the slope, two bouncing cubs in tow -- today she will teach the…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 1:46 PM

For our forests: Your generous gift matched

Environment Colorado Help save North America's boreal forest with a Giving Tuesday donation. All donations will be matched, up to $40,000 nationwide. Match: Up to $40,000 nationwideDeadline: Midnight tonightToday only, your gift can have twice the power for protecting our forests. Donate no…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 2, 2024 at 3:41 PM

Tell Home Depot: Don't sell wood from critical boreal forest habitat

Environment Colorado The boreal forest is crumbling to sawdust before our eyes.John,As soon as the doors of Home Depot slide open, the smell of sawdust fills your nose.Those scraps of sawdust were once the fibers of a mighty tree, now reduced to a stack of 2x4s in the lumber aisle.Canada's …
  Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center · [email protected]
November 4, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Is renewable energy growing in Colorado?

Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center Explore Colorado's clean energy progress.Has Colorado made progress on clean energy, John?Check out our interactive renewable energy dashboard and learn how renewable energy is doing in Colorado.Clean energy technology has come a long way in…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
October 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Our U.S. senators need to hear from you: Defend our forests

Environment Colorado We can't let this anti-forest bill get through the U.S. Senate.John,This terrible forest bill has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives. It could clear the way for more clear-cutting and reckless logging.1We have to stop this bill before our forests start fal…
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
October 23, 2024 at 3:49 PM

Take action: Plastic producers are lying

Environment Colorado For decades, companies have been putting recycling symbols on items that would never be recycled.John,Have you heard? That chasing arrows triangle symbol on many plastic containers might not mean what you think.Plastic is one of the most difficult materials to recycle, …
  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
October 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM

Tell our governor: No bee-killing pesticides on state lands

Environment Colorado Bee-killing pesticides should have no place on state-owned lands.John,Neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics) have made much of our landscapes deadly for bees.1Wild bee populations are plummeting as a result.Limiting the use of bee-killing pesticides can help make flowers an…
  Environment America · [email protected]
August 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM

Tell the EPA: No more pollution from Exxon

Environment America We need to stop this dirty and dangerous project. Regulators should be cracking down on pollution, not allowing Exxon to pollute even more. Tell the EPA: Block Exxon from expanding its polluting plastics plant.Add Your Name John,Texas regulators just gave approval to Exxo…
  Environment America · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 2:26 PM

They just started clearcutting this Wisconsin forest

Environment America We need to save the trees, and the wildlife that depend on them.John,Right now, some of the last remaining mature and old-growth forest in Wisconsin's Northwoods is being logged.The Fourmile logging project just started, covering 12,000 acres of the Chequamegon-Nicolet Na…
  Environment America · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Bees dying in record numbers... But wait! There's good news

Environment America If you're looking for good news about bees, then this email is for you. Will you make a donation to help crack down on bee-killing pesticides?DONATE John,Sometimes it seems like there's so much bad news about bees that it's almost impossible to keep up.The endangered rust…
  Environment America · [email protected]
July 29, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Urgent: We're so close to a win for the bees in California

Environment America Pollinators are in danger. We're so close to passing our Save the Bees bill in the California legislature, but we need your help to secure victory. John,Little fuzzy bees are a key part of nature -- but chemicals are making their favorite flowers deadly. Neonicotinoid pes…
  Environment America · [email protected]
July 3, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Add your name to help save this endangered whale

Environment America The Rice's whale is one of the most endangered large whales in the world. Sign onto our petition in support of protections for the Rice's whale.Add Your Name Dear John,One of the most critically endangered whales in the world needs your help.The Rice's whale, also known a…
  Environment America Research & Policy Center · [email protected]
September 22, 2019 at 1:33 PM

Got lead? Here's a toolkit for taking action

Environment America Research & Policy Center Find out how to get the lead out of your school's drinking water with our new toolkit. With more schools finding lead in drinking water, we have developed a free toolkit to help you get the facts and take action to get the lead out.CHECK IT OU…
  Environment America · [email protected]
August 26, 2019 at 3:09 PM

They found plastic where?

Researchers have found the highest levels of microplastics ever in the open ocean. Researchers have found plastic pollution in even the lowest point of the ocean. We can't wait to take action against pollution -- tell your governor to ban one of the worst forms of single-use plastics today. AC…
  Environment America · [email protected]
August 23, 2019 at 2:08 PM

The bees are dying

In one location, beekeepers lost 80 to 90 percent of their hives over the past year, and we need to act right now if we're going to stop this die-off. Beekeepers in central Maryland lost 80 to 90 percent of their hives over the past year, and this problem is happening all over the country. We …
  Environment America · [email protected]
August 20, 2019 at 3:08 PM

A question for you, Anonymous

We want to know more about you Anonymous, Every day, it seems like our environment is under a new threat. And many of the challenges we face will not be easy to solve. But one thing I'm so grateful for are concerned people like you willing to take action to protect our planet. Today, I'd like to …
  Environment America · [email protected]
August 17, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Bee-killing pesticides ... in wildlife refuges?

If we can't protect bees here, where will they be protected? The Trump administration is now even allowing the use of these bee-killing pesticides in wildlife refuges. Tell Congress to keep bees safe from neonics. ACT TODAY Anonymous, In just one year, beekeepers have reported losing up …