Bees

  US retailers like Walmart and Giant are starting to ditch bee-killing neonics, but Target is dragging its feet. If enough of us sign we could get them to move – and help protect bees and birds everywhere. Tell Target: stop selling food grown with toxic neonics [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, Neonic pesticides are so toxic they can kill a songbird with just one seed. And they’re decimating bee colonies everywhere. But US farmers are still dousing their fields with gallon upon gallon – pushed on by pesticide corporations who use dodgy science and billions in lobbying to keep their poisons legal. The quickest way to end this nightmare is for the big US retail chains to refuse to sell food grown using neonics. Walmart and Giant have started to move, but Target is dragging its feet. That’s why we need a massive wave of public pressure to push it into action. Target’s annual shareholder meeting is next week – it’s the perfect time to ramp up the heat. Can you sign? [Tell Target: stop selling food grown with toxic neonics]( science is clear: neonics can kill bees, contaminate our water and threaten human health – they’ve been linked to serious health issues, like birth defects of the heart and brain and hormone disruption. It’s why the EU voted to ban these poisons six years ago. But incredibly, US regulators have failed to follow, thanks to billions of dollars of lobbying from chemical corporations like Bayer-Monsanto. The good news is there’s another way to fight back: if shops like Target stop selling food grown with poisons, then producers will have to stop using them. And not just in the US – these retail companies import food from across the planet…the ripple effects could be massive. In the long-term we need rigorous new laws to stop birds, bees, and all animals being exposed to toxic pesticides. But this is something we can do right now to protect precious, vital species from harm. Add your name: [Tell Target: stop selling food grown with toxic neonics]( is a fight we’ve been in from the beginning – and we’ve had huge wins, like securing the EU neonics ban against all the odds! None of it would have happened without people like you standing up for what’s right. So let’s do it again now, for the bees, for the birds, and for all animals. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Lacey and the team at Ekō More information: [Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard]( Friends of the Earth [3 ways neonic pesticides are harming bees]( Environment America 19 April 2024 [We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s]( National Geographic 22 January 2021 [Pesticide widely used in US particularly harmful to bees, study finds]( The Guardian 06 August 2019 [Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides]( National Geographic 06 August 2019     --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](