Protect our bees from extinction

Dear Friend, Vulnerable bee populations are dwindling -- and pesticides produced by Bayer-Monsanto are a key contributor to their decline. Protect the bees and the planet by donating $27 now. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Bees are dying off at an alarming rate. These pollinators are essential to producing foods like fruits, veggies, and nuts. But bee-toxic pesticides produced by companies like Bayer-Monsanto are endangering our bees and our food supply. [Help defend bees: make your $27 donation to Friends of the Earth today.]( Bee-toxic pesticides like neonics can impact bees’ navigational and reproductive abilities and even directly kill them. These pesticides are widely used in agriculture. And we’re seeing the impacts -- many wild bee species are on the brink of extinction, and beekeepers lost nearly half of their hives last year. If this trend continues, our pollinators do not stand a chance. The American bumblebee has already disappeared from 8 states. Our bees are on a dangerous downward spiral -- but the good news is that you can help by fighting with us. Stand up to Big Ag and protect our pollinators: Donate $27 today. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Bees pollinate one out of three bites we eat. Without them, many of your favorite foods could become rarities. They are also key to the pollination of many wild plants. Despite alarming impacts on bee populations, the use of bee-toxic chemicals like neonics has dramatically increased in the past two decades. Since neonic pesticides were introduced in the 1990s, U.S. agriculture has become 48 times more toxic for insects. Bees are a canary in the coal mine, signaling that the toxic way we grow our food isn’t working. Scientists warn that we are on the verge of an “insect apocalypse,” which could severely affect food security and biodiversity. Not only are bees and the plants they pollinate on the line, so is our own health. Neonics have been linked to hormone disruption and damage to babies’ developing brains. We must act NOW to protect our health and ensure that we are not the last generation to share the planet with countless species of wild bees. Don’t let Bayer-Monsanto’s pesticides put your health and our bees at risk anymore. Donate $27 now. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Friends of the Earth is working hard in this fight against Big Ag and its toxic pesticides. We’re urging stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s to take Bayer-Monsanto’s cancer-linked Roundup off their shelves once and for all. At the same time, we’re pushing big grocery chains like Kroger to stop selling food produced with bee-killing pesticides -- but we can’t do it alone. The bees are running out of time. We can’t afford to wait anymore -- and we need you. With your help and membership gift, we can do even more to eradicate Bayer-Monsanto’s pesticides from our ecosystem and food supply. Your contribution is essential to saving the bees, the myriad of food sources they pollinate each day, and our environment. It’s up to you to help stop Big Ag from destroying our health and our ecosystems. Join us in our fight and save our vulnerable pollinators from the terrible fate that awaits them if we don’t act now. Together, Friend, we can protect the bees and the planet. Help eradicate the pesticides that are putting our pollinators and our planet in grave danger. Make your $27 donation to Friends of the Earth now! If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Standing with you, Kendra Klein Deputy director of science, 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]( © 2022, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]