Around the world, bees are dying at alarming rates and new science is pointing to the world’s most popular class of pesticides called neonicotinoids (also called neonics), made by giant chemical companies Bayer and Syngenta, as the key factor in the global bee die-off.
These key pollinators need our help. Without immediate action to save bees, which pollinate two-thirds of our food crops, everything from almonds to strawberries could disappear from supermarket shelves.
Fortunately, Representatives John Conyers (D, Mich.) and Earl Blumenauer (D, Ore.) just introduced a bill to give our bees a fighting chance. The “Save America’s Pollinators Act” will suspend the use of toxic, bee-killing pesticides until a full review of scientific evidence indicates they are safe and a field study demonstrates they do no harm to bees and other pollinators.
This past spring, the European Union placed a two year ban on most neonics -- but the EPA is dragging its feet, ignoring mounting scientific evidence and delaying action until 2018.
The bees can't wait, and neither can we. Tell Congress to stand up for bees today!
do it now > Tell Congress to support the Save America's Pollinators Act | Friends of the Earth
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Tell Congress to pass the Save America's Pollinators Act! | Greenpeace
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Time to Sign some 'Save the Bees' Petitions! Open up the [See More] link. Sign & Share! New petitions at the top. Check the comment section below for more info!
Tell Congress: Stop the pesticide that is killing bees
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EPA has a new leader: Tell her to step up and protect bees!
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3 million to Save the Bees
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
USA: Save The Bees! Support the new Save America's Pollinators Act!
https://secure.avaaz.org/
Prohibit neonicotinoid pesticides & nitro-guanidine treated seed in Canada
https://www.change.org/
Tell Your Member of Congress: Support the new Save America's Pollinators Act
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Take bee-harming pesticides off the market
http://action.panna.org/p/
Ban the sale, distribution, and use of Neonicotinoid insecticides.
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Tell Congress to Suspend Bee-Toxic Pesticides
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Tell Your Member of Congress: Support the 'Save America's Pollinators' Act - Bees
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Bees are still dying. Urge Congress to step up
http://action.panna.org/p/
Save the honeybee! Ban bee-killing pesticides
https://
Ban Honeybee Killing Pesticides!
http://forcechange.com/
Save the honeybee! Ban bee-killing pesticides
https://
Ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides before they devastate bee populations in the USA
http://www.causes.com/
Stop the Mass Death of Bees!
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GLOBAL BEE EMERGENCY -- ACT NOW!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
Save the Bees & Birds: Don't Let the EPA Approve Another Toxic Insecticide
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EPA: Save Our Bees and the Food We Eat! Ban Bayer's Chemicals Now!
http://www.change.org/
The EU has stepped up to protect bees. EPA, let's do this in the US!!
http://action.panna.org/p/
Bee Lovely and Help Save the Bees
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Ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides before they devastate bee populations in the USA
http://www.causes.com/
Tell Congress to Protect Organic Farmers and Honey Bees in the Farm Bill!
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Protect Pollinators in the Farm Bill!
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Support the Pollinator Protection Amendment to the Senate Farm Bill
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Tell Home Depot and Lowe’s to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.
http://action.foe.org/p/
Tell AMAZON.COM Stop Amazon Selling Bee-Killing Poisons
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
Ban the use of neonicotinoids in Canada - Bees
http://elizabethmaymp.ca/
Ban neonicotinoid pesticides on Boulder County Open Space lands
http://www.change.org/
Ban bee-killing pesticides on Boulder County Open Space
http://
Good Flyer to print and handout if you see your neighbors using Roundup!
http://www.xerces.org/
Make some Phone Calls! Send Emails! They probably help more than petitions!
Contact Your Representatives: www.usa.gov/Contact/
Call President Obama: 202-456-6213
Call your Representative: 202-225-3121!
^ THANKS TO Susan Ditler-Brown
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