Dear Lyle,
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The latest bee numbers are dire: Beekeepers just reported the second-highest annual losses of honeybee colonies -- for the second year in a row. Help save bees from toxic pesticides: Donate $27 to Friends of the Earth Action.
Lyle, this is bad news. Over the last year, nearly half of managed US honeybee colonies died out. And it’s not just honeybees. More than a quarter of bee species haven't been seen since the 1990s.
We know how important bees are. They regulate ecosystems as keystone species. One out of every three bites of food we eat is produced thanks to bees and other pollinators. Without them, we could run short of foods we love, like apples, oranges, and avocados.
A key culprit in catastrophic bee declines? Bayer-Monsanto’s bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides. We have to get these pesticides out of our food system before it’s too late.
Together we can fight back against the pesticide industry and safeguard bees and butterflies. Add your support with a $27 donation to Friends of the Earth Action.
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Big Ag is driving pollinator declines through rampant pesticide use and habitat destruction. Meanwhile, the Trump administration set pollinators back even further by dismantling environmental regulations and finding new ways to line the pockets of corporations like Bayer-Monsanto.
Last year alone, Trump’s EPA weakened the Endangered Species Act and enabled more lethal pesticides linked to bee declines, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refused to categorize monarch butterflies as endangered. All this, despite recent counts showing these iconic pollinators at near-collapse.
Big Ag corporations don’t care about the catastrophic loss of bees and butterflies. They only care about their profits. So it’s up to us to stand together and reverse course before it’s too late.
With your support, Friends of the Earth Action has been fighting these attacks on bees and butterflies. But we need your help. Make a $27 donation today.
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Thanks to people like you, we stand at the forefront of a strategic, multi-pronged effort to shift away from toxic pesticides, transform our food system and safeguard people, pollinators, and our planet.
We have a roadmap to pressure companies to stop selling pesticides, close legal loopholes, and pass pivotal new protections and laws, like the Saving America’s Pollinators Act and the Protecting America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act. But we can’t do it without you.
We stand at a tipping point in the fight to save our pollinators. The bad actors driving this mass die-off are harming bees, our health, and our planet’s future for the sake of corporate greed. And time is running out to stop them.
Your support makes a difference. Stand with bees, butterflies, and our planet with a contribution today.
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Standing with you,
Lisa Archer,
Food and agriculture program director,
Friends of the Earth Action
