Stop Big Ag from killing bees.

Dear Friend, Don’t let Bayer-Monsanto’s pesticides keep killing bees. Donate $10 today! If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $5/month immediately]( Bees are disappearing, and toxic pesticides are a key culprit. A quarter of all known bee species have not been seen in the wild since the 1990s. We have to rein in Bayer-Monsanto and other Big Polluters now. [Help save bees: Donate $10 to Friends of the Earth today.]( There are around twice as many species of bees as there are bird species -- a staggering 20,000 --across seven different biological families. But new research from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility shows that a quarter of bee species have gone missing over the last three decades. Let that sink in -- one quarter of bee species are so rare that no scientist has observed them in nature for decades. Many may already be extinct. Big Ag corporations like Bayer-Monsanto have doubled down on selling more bee-killing pesticides -- and are actively fighting bee-saving environmental safeguards. Will you take action to change the story before it’s too late? Help save bees and other pollinators from toxic pesticides before it’s too late. Chip in $10 to Friends of the Earth. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $5/month immediately]( Scientists are sounding the alarm, warning us that we are running out of time to act. But you can still help bees and other precious pollinators. We know how to address this crisis because we know what’s fueling it. One of the biggest culprits? The pesticide industry. Pesticides -- like Bayer-Monsanto's neonicotinoids and glyphosate, aka Roundup -- are among the biggest contributors to the massive die-off of bees and other pollinators. These toxic pesticides are used everywhere from backyard gardens to industrial agriculture. And they’re hurting us too. From breakfast to dinner, most of us eat toxic pesticide-contaminated food several times a day. And these pesticides have been linked to a host of devastating health impacts from cancer and reproductive harm to learning disabilities. Big Ag’s toxic pesticides are risking the health of people, pollinators and our planet. And the corporate players driving this mass die-off -- Big Ag companies like Bayer-Monsanto -- are risking our health and our planet’s future for the sake of corporate greed. The only way to stop them is together. Don’t let Bayer-Monsanto’s pesticides keep killing bees. Donate $10 now. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $5/month immediately]( At Friends of the Earth, we know how to take on corporate greed, save vulnerable species, and win. It’s what we’re built for, and thanks to our members, we’re darn good at it. We’re taking bold action at every level to target neonics and other toxic pesticides that kill bees. Last year, despite the odds stacked against us, two state governments banned the bee-toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos, and pesticide giant Corteva (formerly Dow Chemical) decided to stop selling it. But companies like Bayer-Monsanto are using their money and power to fight back. What’s more, they are spending big to manufacture doubt on the role their pesticides play in the killing of pollinators -- taking a page right out of the playbook of Big Tobacco. It’s up to you to stop them, and we can’t wait. Saving pollinators and phasing out toxic pesticides is an uphill battle. Our strategy is comprehensive and bold. But it relies on support from members like you. Our window is closing to turn this crisis around. Will you join us? Fight back against the pesticide industry, Friend. Make a $10 contribution to Friends of the Earth. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $5/month immediately]( Standing with you, Lisa Archer, Food and agriculture program director, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us]( 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]