Despite massive bee die-offs, toxic bee-killing pesticides continue to be approved—putting bees and our food system in dire jeopardy.
To help us fight in court to save bees and the natural world, Board members of Earth Justice have offered to match your support $1-for-$1—up to $784,000—now through July 15.
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Despite alarming
declines in bee populations, toxic bee-killing pesticides continue to be
approved—as recently as June 13—putting
bees, our natural heritage, and our food system in dire jeopardy.
To help with critical
battles like this, 17 members of our Board of Trustees have offered to match
your support $1-for-$1—up to $784,000— through July 15.
Nearly one-third of our
crops—including many vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds—depend on bees for
pollination. But
despite the vital role bees play, the California Department of Pesticide
Regulation and Environmental Protection Agency continue to approve pesticides
that are linked to a bee die-off of historic proportions.
Just recently—on June
13—the Department of Pesticide Regulation approved the expanded use of two
pesticides (Valent U.S.A. Corporation’s “Venom Insecticide” and Mitsui Chemical
Agro’s “Dinotefuran 20SG”) that are contributing to bee colony collapse
disorder...without analyzing environmental impacts or available alternatives.
And the EPA recently
approved the use of another pesticide, sulfoxaflor, that is highly toxic to
bees...and is now considering expanding the number of crops it can be sprayed
on to include corn, alfalfa, and oats, to name just a few.
Last year, one-third of
our honeybee colonies died or disappeared. The massive die-off of these vital
pollinators threatens to unravel agricultural production across the country.
We can’t afford to let
short-term, private profits destroy our natural world. Help us ensure that new
highly-toxic pesticides do not become the final straw for bees.
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Save
bees—already struggling to survive—from Dow AgroScience’s new pesticide
sulfoxaflor, which has been shown to be highly toxic to bees
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Fight
the expanded use of toxic bee-killing pesticides like sufloxaflor
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Stop
the approval of new bee-killing pesticides without analyzing environmental
impacts or available alternatives
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Prevent
the next generation of GMO crops from gaining approval—and leading to much
greater use of even more dangerous pesticides
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And
take on other critical fights to protect the natural world
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Thank you for all that
you do!!
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