Huge bee breakthrough

[Cassandra Lista]

HUGE NEWS: the missing link that proves neonics are killing bees has just been found.

We only have one month left before the European Union decides whether to hold up its neonics ban, so we're going all-out to save the bees with a massive Europe-wide ad campaign to win over decision-makers.

Can you chip in $25 now to help save the bees?

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There's massive news in the fight to save the bees: a new missing link has been found that shows neonics are responsible for the widespread bee die-offs.

The European Union decides next month whether or not to save the bees through upholding its ban on neonics.

There are no ifs or buts around it: if we lose these bees, our food supply is gravely threatened and our own survival is on the line.

We're trying to raise enough to launch a giant Europe-wide campaign to spread this news and keep the neonics ban upheld.

Will you please chip in $25 to save the bees?

Yes, I'll chip in $25 to support the ad campaign.

No thanks, but I'll donate $25 to the legal fight to keep neonics banned.

The two-year EU moratorium on neonics ends next month -- so we know a decision is coming. Bayer knows that SumOfUs and massive coalitions of other organisations are trying to get the ban extended, and it also knows we have a great shot at winning.

But even just settling the case would be seen as a "win". That's because they'll get a massive amount of taxpayer money from Europeans -- and they'll sell the settlement as a win. They'll claim their flawed science was right all along. And that means it'll be so much harder to ban neonics -- not just in Europe, but worldwide.

Our huge ad campaign will help sway public opinion dramatically in our favour -- and that will change the minds of politicians.

And at the same time, the legal fights have the potential to change the course of the fight against the bees forever. We'll have the tools to fight back, like when the UK decided to grant an exception to the neonic moratorium there.

We've done some incredible crowd-funded legal work before. SumOfUs members have donated hundreds of thousands to Vermont's fight against Monsanto. You've contributed to First Nations in Canada who are fighting back against Tar Sands developments. And for ads, we've massively disrupted major events from annual general meetings to TPP negotiations -- all because of SumOfUs member generosity.

Now it's our time to show our community spirit again and stand next to European beekeepers are they take on the world's biggest pesticide companies.

Will you please chip in $25 to save the bees?

Yes, I'll chip in $25 to support the ad campaign.

No thanks, but I'll donate $25 to the legal fight to keep neonics banned.

Thanks for all that you do,

Paul and the team at SumOfUs

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More information:

Bees and pesticides 'missing link' found, BBC, 18 November 2015
 

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