Your Signature Is Needed: Poisoned, paralyzed, and dying bumblebees

**Buzz Buzzz* Springtime is in the air. **Buzz Buzzz* Springtime is in the air, Friend. Imagine that you’re a bumblebee sweeping across green landscapes and humming along from flower to flower, landing on soft petals and consuming the delicious rich nectar as you spread pollen across the terrain. Life is sweet like honey! You spot a newly blossomed flower and you can’t wait to sip some of its sweet nectar. But something tastes different. Then your body begins to twitch and tremble uncontrollably! You can longer feel your wings. That’s because you’ve been POISONED — and now you are PARALYZED and DYING. Toxic pesticides like neonics are fatal to bees and are threatening to push many of these vulnerable pollinators closer to extinction! Without bees, our ecosystems and food supply would suffer devastating consequences. But this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) might actually APPROVE these harmful bee-killing neonics for the next 15 years! We can’t let that happen, Friend — bees simply won’t stand a chance at survival. [Take action now to protect our planet and our pollinators: Add your name to urge the EPA to BAN toxic neonics immediately! >>]( [Sign Now]( Many wild bee species are DYING OUT rapidly, and there is no question that neonics are one of the key culprits driving them toward extinction. Take the American bumblebee for example: populations of this beloved and once most common species have DECLINED BY 90% in the last 20 years as neonic use skyrocketed. A planet without pollinators would be unlivable -- they are crucial for our ecosystems and food system. In fact, bees are responsible for 1 in 3 bites of food we eat! Some of our most nutritious veggies, fruit and nuts could DISAPPEAR from our grocery store shelves if we do not take necessary action against Big Pesticide’s corporate greed and negligence. Hope isn’t completely lost though, Friend. We still have a slim window of opportunity to apply enough public pressure on the EPA to BAN bee-killing neonics — NOT approve them! The EPA could step up and ban these toxic pesticides, but we need YOUR help to push the agency to act. [Please, Friend, will you do right by bees, our food system, and the planet by prioritizing pollinator health? Sign the petition now >>]( [Sign Now]( Thanks for defending our pollinators! Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA PO Box 7010 Merrifield, VA 22116-7010 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2017, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]