Stop the toxic spread of pesticides DESTROYING our bees and our farm fields.

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Match my gift!]( Right now, greedy pesticide corporations like Bayer are mounting a chemical onslaught against our precious bees. This careless destruction could lead to a catastrophic COLLAPSE of vital ecosystems as populations of bees and other insects decline in shocking numbers. [We can’t let it come to that friend ‒ make your tax-deductible gift of $27 or more, making twice the difference with our final matching gift opportunity of the year.]( Last year, we lost 50% of honeybee colonies in the United States alone! Frantic beekeepers struggled to keep these vital pollinators alive. But it gets worse: The Western bumblebee population has fallen by a staggering 93%, and over 700 types of North American bees are on the brink of EXTINCTION! [End of year match goal. Falling short. Match my gift.]( Despite this massive DECIMATION of our crucial bee populations, the pesticide industry is still contaminating our farm fields – and polluting the surrounding ecosystems – by selling MILLIONS OF POUNDS of bee-toxic insecticides called NEONICS. Our fragile bees don’t stand a chance against this profit-driven destruction! That’s why Friends of the Earth is fighting back to protect our bees, our communities and our ecosystems from rampant pesticide pollution. This work is essential to securing a sustainable future, but we need your help to continue this fight and hold destructive corporations accountable. Until midnight tomorrow, a generous group of donors is matching all contributions up to our ambitious $850,000 Year-End goal. That means for a short time you can DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT in the fight against corporate pollution! [Please: Will you make a tax-deductible membership gift of $27 or more now – while $27 becomes $54! – to protect pollinators, people and our planet from Big Polluters?]( If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $27 immediately →]( [Donate $50 immediately →]( [Donate $100 immediately →]( [Double another amount]( As bee populations drop, the risks to our food system – and to human survival – will continue to rise. We rely on bees and other pollinators for 1 of every 3 bites we eat. And recent rates of bee loss have already impacted fruit, nut and vegetable production across the globe! That means more people could lose access to vital nutritious foods as they become more expensive, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and other life-threatening conditions, according to a recent study. But chemical companies have a powerful lobby fighting to hide the truth and allow them to keep their death grip on our farming system. They’re spending MILLIONS on targeted misinformation campaigns to deceive farmers and consumers and downplay the fact that their products POISON our bees and harm our health! But we are working to chip away at this because we know there is a way to solve this problem: ecological farming solutions already exist that could protect pollinators and our planet. We are pushing grocery retailers to end the use of these chemicals in their supply chains and to support organic farming while we fight for bee-saving policies that BAN neonics and other harmful pesticides. The pesticide lobby is working to suppress the urgent bee-saving solutions we need, so we need your help to take our work to the next step! We MUST fight back to get neonics OUT of our farm fields and protect our pollinators, our communities and our planet before it’s too late. That’s why we need to make the most of this end-of-year match before it expires – and we need your help to get there before the final deadline. Every dollar will be matched to power our fight against reckless Big Polluters, so please: [Will you make a tax-deductible membership gift of $27 or more now – it will be MATCHED dollar for dollar – to help Friends of the Earth protect our pollinators, our communities and our planet before it’s too late?]( If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $27 immediately →]( [Donate $50 immediately →]( [Donate $100 immediately →]( [Double another amount]( Thank you for being a part of this urgent fight for a sustainable future, Regards, Erich Pica President, 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]( © 2023, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]