Your Signature is Needed: Bees, chocolate, and pesticides?

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Neonics are TOXIC to bees... and they are harmful for you, too! Happy Valentine’s Day to you, Friend! As you read this, many people are indulging in some sweet treats such as those made with chocolate and fruits, or treating themselves and loved ones to a nice, hearty meal.  But without bees and other pollinators, many of the foods we often take for granted wouldn’t even exist. In fact, we rely on bees and other essential pollinators for 1 out of 3 bites of food that we eat including fruits, veggies, chocolate, coffee, nuts, and spices.  Sadly, scientists warn that 40% of all insect pollinators, including many species of wild bees, are currently facing EXTINCTION. A primary driver for this decline is bee-killing pesticides called NEONICS -- which have made agriculture nearly 50 TIMES MORE TOXIC to insects in the past three decades.  And yet this year, the EPA could potentially approve these bee-toxic pesticides for another 15 years! If that happens, already-vulnerable bee populations could be driven even closer to being wiped out forever. [Let’s give our beloved pollinators the love that they deserve, Friend. Add your name NOW to help save wild bees before it’s too late! >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( It’s incredible how these tiny insect pollinators are so vital to our entire food chain. Right now, if you were to think of the last meal you ate, there’s a good chance that bees played a role in producing several of the ingredients!  Can you imagine how much emptier our grocery store shelves would be without pollinators like bees, Friend? Not only would some of our favorite fruits and veggies be completely missing, but food costs would SKYROCKET. Bee-killing neonics are not just threatening our food supply and way of life: Studies have shown that widespread use of these pesticides may be TOXIC TO HUMANS, especially children.  The EPA itself has acknowledged how bad neonics are for pollinators, people, and our ecosystems -- but it still might bend to pressure from Big Pesticide to perpetuate the rampant use of these bee-killing pesticides for another 15 years. [Please, Friend it’s not too late to STOP the EPA from approving bee-toxic pesticides. Will you take action now for our precious pollinators while there’s still time left?]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thank you for bee-ing an advocate! Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]