Your Signature is Needed: Neonics are toxic to both bees and humans

Can you bee-lieve that bees could face another 15 years of toxic neonics if the EPA doesn’t step up? Beekeepers have lost 40% of their hives on average in recent years. And honeybees aren’t the only ones in danger. Over the past two decades, the American Bumblebee population dropped by 89%. The beloved Western Bumblebee population dropped by 93% and the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee population by 87%. If the EPA approves another 15 YEARS of neonics, we could risk driving many wild bee species closer to EXTINCTION. NEONICS are POISONING the pollen and nectar that bees need to survive and contaminating the environments they live in. Neonics attack bees’ nervous systems and can harm their ability to navigate, find food, fight pests and diseases, and even reproduce. [This is as urgent as it gets before it’s too late Friend. Add your name right now to PROTECT POLLINATORS from TOXIC NEONICS! >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Neonics don’t hurt just bees, Friend. These pesticides are found on many of the foods that you eat and CANNOT BE WASHED OFF. Neonics have been linked to birth defects of the heart and brain, hormone disruption, and autism. Children are the most vulnerable to exposure! States such as New York and New Jersey have restricted neonics -- and yet the federal government may still decide to permit the continued widespread use of these toxic pesticides across the country, putting corporate interests above pollinators and our health. [Please take less than 60 seconds to help us SAVE pollinators, PROTECT our health, and our ecosystems by signing your name immediately!!]( This is the year we help save the bees! [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thank you for taking action to save our pollinators, people and the planet. 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]