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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 10:10 PM

Neonic-coated seeds kill birds and bees

Environment Colorado When a bird swoops down for a snack, it doesn't know that it swallowed a poison pill that could end its life.John,It only takes one seed to kill an unsuspecting bird. A single seed treated with a toxic surprise -- neonicotinoids.A farm field of toxic seeds is a field of…
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April 21, 2023 at 1:15 PM

The secret emotional lives of bees

Environment Colorado Bees can feel a range of emotions, including fear and optimism. Let's inspire hope for the bees on Earth Day. Inspire hope for the bees with a donation today. Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $50,000 nationwide, doubling your impact to help save th…
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April 20, 2023 at 2:16 PM

This toxic pesticide is damaging baby bumblebees' brains

Environment Colorado Spring is the busiest time of year for a bumblebee queen. John,Spring is the busiest time of year for a bumblebee queen.After awakening from her long, lonely winter hibernation, she quickly sets about pollinating spring wildflowers -- collecting the nectar and pollen ne…
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April 19, 2023 at 8:11 PM

Pesticide-coated seeds are killing songbirds

Environment Colorado A single seed dipped in neonics can kill a songbird -- and these pesticides poison bees, too. John,How much pesticide does it take to kill a songbird?A single seed dipped in neonicotinoids is enough. Farm seeds are often sold coated in this class of pesticides, called n…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
April 18, 2023 at 1:18 PM

Save the bees, save the planet

Environment Colorado Bee populations are dwindling and buzzing bees are getting harder to hear. John,Spring is in full swing, with flowers blooming, birds singing, and bees buzzing...Wait, where are the buzzing bees?Bee populations are dwindling and those buzzes are getting harder to hear. …
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April 17, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Tell the FWS to protect the American bumblebee

Environment Colorado The American bumblebee is racing against the clock to avoid extinction.John,The American bumblebee is racing against the clock to avoid extinction.Its population has plummeted by 90% in just the last 20 years.1 Will these bumblebees be able to slow their decline and begi…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
April 15, 2023 at 2:08 PM

Bees will face a familiar enemy this spring

Environment Colorado Toxic neonic pesticides attack bees' brains, and they're one of the factors driving massive die-offs of honeybees, native bees and more. Earth Day 2023 DriveThis Earth Day, we've set a goal of raising $100,000 to save the bees from toxic pesticides. Will you donate toda…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
April 14, 2023 at 2:33 PM

Add your name: It's time to list the American bumblebee as endangered

Environment Colorado The American bumblebee has vanished from eight states, and it's teetering on the brink of extinction. Friend,American bumblebees once lazily buzzed over backyards, fields and meadows across our country.Today, the species has vanished from eight states, and it's teetering…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
April 12, 2023 at 2:38 PM

Tell President Biden to protect forests for Earth Day

Environment Colorado Logging doesn't belong in our oldest forests, but logging projects on our public lands could cut down our country's oldest trees. Friend,Logging doesn't belong in our oldest forests, but logging projects on our public lands could cut down our country's oldest trees.Presi…
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April 7, 2023 at 2:08 PM

Tell Amazon to only sell toilet paper that doesn't destroy forests

Environment Colorado Amazon sells tons of toilet paper that is often made by logging our precious forests like the boreal. Friend,Logging in the boreal forest is a huge threat to our planet. This verdant forest is chopped down for toilet paper. Destroying our forests isn't worth it.Amazon se…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
April 3, 2023 at 2:33 PM

Tell Keurig Dr Pepper to stop using single-use plastic packaging

Environment Colorado To keep our planet safe from plastic, we need to stop using so much of it in our everyday products. We can start with plastic bottles. As one of the leading beverage companies in North America, Keurig Dr Pepper can spark an industry-wide shift away from single-use plasti…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 1:55 PM

Tell the FTC: Make sure recycling labels are accurate

Environment Colorado Companies are using misleading recycling labels to make their products seem better for the environment. Friend,Companies are using misleading recycling labels to make their products seem better for the environment. We should be able to trust that recycling symbols mean o…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
March 26, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Tell the EPA: Protect the rusty patched bumblebee from this toxic pesticide

Environment Colorado You don't have to know how to pronounce cyantraniliprole to know that it's bad for our environment. Friend,Humble and hardworking, the rusty patched bumblebee has pollinated plants across North America for millions of years.Today, though, times are tough. Following a dev…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
March 24, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Whales can't escape plastic anywhere

Environment Colorado Whales are being threatened on every coast by plastic waste. Whales are being threatened on every coast by plastic waste. Will you donate to Environment Colorado to help stop single-use plastics?DONATE Friend,On Hawaii's shore, a whale suffered the consequences of our ir…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 3:29 PM

Tell Amazon: Switch to toilet paper that doesn't destroy forests

Environment Colorado Earth's vibrant green crown is being chopped down for toilet paper. Friend,Amazon's speedy online delivery makes stocking up on toilet paper easier than ever -- but that toilet paper is often made by logging our precious forests like the Canadian boreal forest.Each year,…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
February 16, 2023 at 3:48 PM

Urgent: Tell the Biden administration to stop the Willow Project

Environment Colorado The Willow Project is a massive proposed oil drilling project in northern Alaska -- and the Biden administration just moved it forward. Friend,The Biden administration just moved the Willow Project another step forward -- a massive oil drilling project proposed by Conoco…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
February 10, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Tell the EPA: These seeds poison bees and kill birds

Environment Colorado A single seed dipped in pesticides can kill a songbird. Friend,A single seed dipped in pesticides can kill a songbird.1Seeds for major crops are dipped and coated in neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides also known as neonics that are toxic to pollinators including bees …
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 3:35 PM

Tell the EPA: Only label plastics "widely recyclable" if they really can be recycled

Environment Colorado According to the EPA, only 2.7% of polypropylene plastic packaging is recycled. Friend,The raised edge of a recycling symbol on a piece of plastic should inspire confidence that we can repurpose some of the plastics we aren't able to avoid. But there are very few rules a…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
January 26, 2023 at 3:28 PM

Victory for the Tongass!

With permanent safeguards, our trees will keep growing and sheltering wildlife for generations to come. Friend, We are thrilled to share that the Tongass National Forest is now fully protected! The Tongass is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, and now road…
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January 25, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Tell Sysco, the world's largest food distributor: Stop using harmful single-use plastic

Environment Colorado Every 45 seconds, a garbage truck's worth of plastic waste is dumped into our oceans. Sysco delivers wholesale food to a wide variety of businesses including restaurants, hotels and hospitals. But in the process, its use of plastic packaging is contributing to the plasti…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
January 15, 2023 at 7:56 PM

Tell Bayer to protect pollinators

Environment Colorado These toxic pesticides are making life toxic for bees. Much of America's agricultural landscape is now toxic to pollinators, in large part due to the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Join us in calling on Bayer to stop manufacturing these pesticides.TAKE ACTION Friend,Po…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
January 8, 2023 at 5:47 PM

Tell ConocoPhillips: Stop this "carbon bomb" Arctic drilling plan

Environment Colorado The Willow Project will permanently scar the Arctic and wreak havoc on a delicate ecosystem. ConocoPhillips, Alaska's largest crude oil producer, has proposed an oil extraction project that would irreparably damage the Western Arctic. Right now, we have a chance to convi…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
January 1, 2023 at 1:10 AM

6 hours left: Our hive needs you, Friend

Environment Colorado Have you made your year-end gift yet? Help keep bees safe.Friend,Can you help us reach our Year-End Drive goal before the ball drops?Bee-killing pesticides blanket so many of the places that bees turn to for shelter and food.Wild, native bee species are left unprotected…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 10:02 PM

Time's running out: Your gift matched until midnight

Environment Colorado If you give right now, your donation will go twice as far to save the bees.Friend, you still have time to make a gift to save the bees.We're calling on Amazon to keep bee-killing pesticides off its online shelves. With all the save the bees merchandise you can find on A…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Friend, take a look at your 2022 member record with Environment Colorado

Environment Colorado Take a look at your member record -- and our plans to protect our planet in 2023.Friend,The new year will bring new opportunities to protect our natural world.At Environment Colorado, we're standing at the ready to win more bans on single-use plastics, more protections …
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 9:07 PM

A bee is left alone, hungry and poisoned

Environment Colorado Will our hive come together for every bee struggling to survive?There's only one day left in our Year-End Drive, Friend. We're working to protect the thousands of native bee species who are losing their homes and being inundated with toxic pesticides, and we need your h…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Double your impact for the bees in 2023

Environment Colorado We need to save the bees before it's too late -- double your impact with a MATCHED gift today. Friend,Bees are famously hard workers -- but scientists are learning they like to have a little fun, too.Between long hours spent pollinating most flowering plants, bees dance…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 26, 2022 at 3:32 PM

Gallons of bee-killing pesticides on the virtual shelves

Environment Colorado Amazon is still selling bee-killing pesticides, and we're rallying the public to convince the mega-retailer to take them off the platform. Friend,Search "save the bees" on Amazon and you'll find thousands of products.Save the Bees socks. Bee-themed necklaces and bracele…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 23, 2022 at 7:35 PM

Tell Amazon: We can't next-day ship a new species

Environment Colorado We need to get these pesticides off the shelves and out of our carts.Friend,Certain pesticides poison bees. Once they've been exposed, affected bees face uncontrollable shaking, paralysis and death.1Bees are in trouble, but toxic neonic pesticides are sold directly to co…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 19, 2022 at 5:21 PM

Tell Amazon to stop selling bee-killing pesticides

Environment Colorado Once they've been exposed to these pesticides, affected bees face uncontrollable shaking, paralysis and death. Neonicotinoid pesticides inflict lasting harm on bees and their offspring. We need to protect the bees. Tell Amazon to stop contributing to bee die-off by takin…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 14, 2022 at 5:26 PM

Tell the USDA: Plant prairie habitat for bees

Environment Colorado Restoring prairieland would provide bees the nectar and pollen they need to survive. Friend,One of the best bee habitats is grassland prairie, with long grass taller than people, wildflowers in every color and a gold mine of pollen and nectar for these hard-working polli…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
December 3, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Tell Congress to block this bill that would turn many of our old trees into stumps

Environment Colorado Logging swaths of wild forest in a world already running short on nature is, quite simply, a bad idea.Friend, we need to stop this destructive bill in its tracks.Legislation in Congress sponsored by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and John Barrasso (Wyo.) would erase crit…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 1:03 AM

6 hours left: Protect our forests this Giving Tuesday

Environment Colorado The boreal is the world's largest intact forest and it's shrinking quickly.Friend,We only have until midnight to hit our goal of raising $40,000 to help protect our forests. Logging companies are cutting down the boreal forest for toilet paper. The boreal is the world's…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Costco is flushing this forest down the toilet

Environment Colorado Costco's toilet paper is contributing to the deforestation of one of the world's largest forests. Costco's toilet paper is contributing to the deforestation of one of the world's largest forests. This Giving Tuesday, will you donate to help encourage Costco to protect t…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 1:47 PM

This Giving Tuesday: Protect our forests

Environment Colorado Help keep forests standing tall for generations to come. Friend,A forest isn't just a stand of trees -- it's a living, breathing and adapting ecosystem of critters and plants of all kinds. From big to small, fascinating wildlife bound, fly and crawl within our forests. …
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
November 28, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Tell Costco: This forest is worth more than toilet paper

Environment Colorado Why are we cutting down one of the planet's most important forest ecosystems to make toilet paper? Friend,Why are we cutting down one of the planet's most important forest ecosystems to make toilet paper?Housing some of North America's most iconic animals, Canada's borea…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
November 20, 2022 at 4:17 PM

Roundup is harming bees' memory and eyesight

Environment Colorado A new study finds that the main ingredient in Roundup affects bumblebees' ability to learn and forage for food. A new study found that the main ingredient in Roundup affects bumblebees' ability to learn and forage for food. Will you donate to help stop bee-killing pestic…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
November 17, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Don't let them cut down our oldest forests and trees

Environment Colorado Logging these trees would decimate swaths of wild forest in a world already running short on nature. Friend,Mature and old-growth trees provide critical wildlife habitat, preserve biodiversity, cleanse our water and air, promote healthy soil, and keep huge amounts of cli…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
November 4, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Tell the FWS: Protect the rusty patched bumblebee

Environment Colorado They may be small in size, but bees' contributions are immeasurable. Known for the small pop of rust-colored fuzz on their backs, rusty patched bumblebees have been pollinating edible plants for millions of years -- and they're in danger. Tell the FWS: Protect this bumbl…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
October 16, 2022 at 3:18 PM

Tell our governor: Protect monarch butterfly habitat

Environment Colorado Compared to just a couple of decades ago, only a tiny fraction remains of the monarch butterflies that migrate across the United States every year. Monarch caterpillars need habitat and food. Tell our governor to support struggling monarchs and plant native species of mi…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
October 5, 2022 at 4:58 PM

Add your name: Oil pipelines have no place near the Great Lakes

Environment Colorado Haven't we spilled enough oil and done enough damage to our oceans, our waterways and the irreplaceable wildlife that call them home? It makes no sense to risk irreparably damaging the Great Lakes for just a little more oil. Submit your public comment today to stop the n…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 30, 2022 at 9:46 PM

8 hours left: Defend these dancing bees

Environment Colorado Double your impact for these precious pollinators before midnight tonight.Friend, our dancing, buzzing bees are in peril.Toxic pesticides are damaging bees' brains to the point where they're having trouble even communicating with each other.1To communicate with their fa…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 30, 2022 at 1:17 PM

Help keep bees dancing

Environment Colorado Bees won't be able to survive, much less dance, if we keep exposing them to pesticides that poison their brains and decimate their populations. Friend,Here's something you might not have known about honeybees: They perform a "waggle dance" to communicate about pollen so…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 28, 2022 at 3:50 PM

Bees need our help -- are you with us?

Environment Colorado Neonics are damaging bees' brains to the point where they can't even walk in a straight line. Neonics are damaging bees' brains to the point where they can't even walk straight. It's time to ban the worst uses of these toxic pesticides.DONATE Friend,New research shows t…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 26, 2022 at 1:17 PM

The secret patterns only bees can see

Environment Colorado Flowers have hidden UV patterns that only bees can see -- but bees can't see the toxic pesticides that are killing them. Friend,If we could put on special goggles to see through a bee's eyes, we would see flowers in a wondrous new way.Though a bee's eyesight is a little…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 25, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Tell the EPA: Ban the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides

Environment Colorado Without bees, entire ecosystems would be at risk.Friend,Bee-killing pesticides called neonics poison bees' nervous systems -- and our farmland has become nearly 50 times more toxic to bees in the past few decades.The result? Massive die-offs for all kinds of bee species,…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 22, 2022 at 5:48 PM

Add your name to help save the bees

Environment Colorado Join us in calling on the Biden administration to ban the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides. Friend,Bees need our help.Both wild bees and honeybees are dying off at unsustainable rates. Overall, eight unique species of bees are already listed as threatened or endanger…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 13, 2022 at 1:13 PM

New offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?

Environment Colorado The Biden administration has released its proposal for future drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Join our petition in opposition to new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.Add Your Name Dear Friend,More than 10 years after the biggest oil spill ever in U.S. waters, the …
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 4, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Add your name: We need to ban the use of this toxic fertilizer

Environment Colorado This is not how the food cycle is supposed to work. We shouldn't tolerate a practice that contaminates our nation's farms with toxic "forever chemicals." Send an urgent message telling your U.S. House representative to support a ban on the use of PFAS-contaminated sludge…
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  Environment Colorado · [email protected]
September 2, 2022 at 5:38 PM

Tell Congress to protect America's pollinators

Environment Colorado Bees play a central role in the ecosystems in which they live -- and their decline is threatening everything that relies on them. Bees play a central role in the ecosystems in which they live -- and their decline is threatening everything that relies on them. Tell Congre…
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