Bee-killing pesticides could be approved for another 15 years

Act now before we lose vulnerable pollinators forever: Donate $10 before midnight and help us reach our $4,200 goal! Dear Friend, Act now before we lose vulnerable pollinators forever: Donate $10 before midnight and help us reach our $4,200 goal! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( An “insect apocalypse.” A “second silent spring.” A “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems.” This isn’t a dystopian novel, Friend. This is how scientists are describing the loss of bees and other insects in real life. [The time to act is now: Donate $10 or more and help us meet our $4,200 goal for pollinators and the planet!]( Neonicotinoids – the most widely used insecticides in the world – are a key driver of this crisis. They’ve made agriculture nearly 48 times more toxic to insects in the past three decades. And they are EXTREMELY DEADLY TO BEES. They kill bees outright and also attack bees’ nervous systems and can harm their ability to navigate, find food, fight pests and diseases, and even reproduce. This year, the EPA is set to APPROVE these toxic pesticides for another 15 years. If that happens, vulnerable species of wild bees may not stand a chance at survival. But there's still hope, Friend. Because of supporters like you, we have the chance to make real change – change that would help protect bees, people, and the planet. Will you join us in this fight? Help get bee-killing pesticides out of our food system. Donate $10 immediately and help us reach our $4,200 goal before midnight! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( A planet without pollinators would be all but unlivable. These insects are integral to healthy ecosystems and our food system. In fact, bees and other pollinators 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 don’t take necessary action against Big Pesticide’s corporate greed and negligence. We’re already seeing the impacts of pesticides along with stressors like climate change and habitat loss: the American Bumblebee was once one of the most common wild bee species. But in the last few decades, its population plummeted by 90% – while neonic usage has skyrocketed. That’s no coincidence, Friend. Even more, studies have linked neonics to serious human health harms, like birth defects of the heart and brain. And a recent study found neonics present in the vast majority of pregnant women it tested! Neonics are harming the most vulnerable among us. So why is the EPA dragging its feet to ban neonics? Big Pesticide corporations like Bayer-Monsanto are using their massive influence to DECEIVE the public and policymakers about the impacts of their toxic products so they can keep lining their pockets at the expense of pollinators, people, and our planet. We can’t stand by and let them get away with this. Don’t let profit come before pollinators, people, and our planet. Donate $10 or more to Friends of the Earth today! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( When corporations like Bayer-Monsanto spew lies about their products, the public doesn’t even know it should be fighting back. That’s why I’m reaching out to you today, Friend: you recognize how high the stakes are, and you can see through Big Pesticide’s lies. At Friends of the Earth, we’re honored to stand with activists like you in this fight. We are doing everything we can to help save pollinators, protect our health, and stop the destruction of our planet. That means working to ban toxic pesticides that are driving the decline of bees and butterflies. At the same time, we're pushing major grocery companies to stop selling food grown with these chemicals. With your help and membership support today, we can make a difference. But the bees are running out of time – and they need you to act fast. If we don't stand up to Big Pesticide now, we could stand to lose hundreds of wild bee species in North America alone. It's up to you and me to help prevent a world without these vulnerable pollinators. Please, Friend, we need you by our side as we ramp up our efforts to save vulnerable wild bees from extinction and protect our planet. Act now to give pollinators a fighting chance. Rush your $10 donation and help us reach our $4,200 goal before the clock strikes midnight. 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