Bees vs Big Ag: Where do you stand?

Dear Friend, Fight back against the pesticide industry. Donate $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]( 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 bee-killing pesticide makers before we lose bees and other wild pollinators forever. [Help save bees: Support Friends of the Earth with a $10 donation today.]( New research shows that a full quarter of bee species have gone missing. Let that sink in -- one quarter of bee species may now be so rare that no scientist has observed them in nature for decades. Big Ag corporations like Bayer-Monsanto are pushing bee-killing pesticides that are core drivers of this crisis. They are also actively sabotaging bee-saving environmental safeguards. Will you take action to help turn this around before it’s too late? Help save bees and other pollinators from toxic pesticides while we still can. 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 save 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 -- are among the biggest contributors to the massive die-off of bees and other pollinators. 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 -- companies like Bayer-Monsanto -- are risking our health and our planet’s future for the sake of corporate greed. They are determined to double down on their destructive path. Don’t let Bayer-Monsanto push our bees toward extinction. Support bees with a $10 donation 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]( At Friends of the Earth, we know how to take on corporate greed, save vulnerable species, and win. It’s what we do, and thanks to our active members, we’re darn good at it. Our strategy includes action at every level to target toxic pesticides that kill bees. Members like you have made calls, submitted comments, and made your voice heard. You’ve persuaded state governments and corporations to take action and pushed key Congresspeople to champion legislation that would protect our pollinators and our health. But Big Ag companies and their cronies are using their money and power to protect their profits at all costs. What’s more, they are spending millions to deny and manufacture doubt about 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 us to stop them, and we can’t wait. Saving pollinators and phasing out toxic pesticides is an uphill battle. We already know that our strategy can win -- but it relies on support from members like you. And our window to turn this crisis around is closing fast. Fight back against the pesticide industry. 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]