It’s looking bad for bees

The American bumblebee has disappeared in 8 states already. Donate $10Â or more now and help us reach our $2,310 goal before midnight! Dear Friend, The American bumblebee has disappeared in 8 states already. Donate $10 or more now and help us reach our $2,310 goal before midnight! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( A bee lies on the ground, twitching and trembling. It innocently took a sip of nectar from a flower – what it doesn't know is that the flower is contaminated with TOXIC pesticides like Bayer-Monsanto's neonics. The bee is poisoned – lying paralyzed and dying. Bees across the country are dying at alarming rates: populations of American bumblebees alone – once among the most common bee species – plummeted by 90% in the last 20 years. We rely on bees and other pollinators for 1 in 3 bites of the food we eat. With many wild bees and other pollinators on the brink of extinction, this could mean many of the most nutritious veggies, fruits and nuts could DISAPPEAR from our grocery store shelves if we don’t act now. But corporations continue to make these toxic pesticides despite knowing that they are key drivers of massive bee die-offs. They must be stopped before it’s too late. There’s no time to waste, Friend: scientists are calling the massive loss of pollinators and other insects an “insect apocalypse” with dire risks for our food system, health, and the planet. 40% of insect pollinator species are at risk of extinction. We must stop Big Pesticide and other Big Polluters from wreaking havoc on pollinators, people, and the planet – but we can’t do it without you. Help protect bees, our food system, and our planet. Donate $10 or more today to help us reach our $2,310 goal before midnight! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Bees that encounter neonics can face horrible fates. The pesticides can kill bees on contact. But even if they survive, the toxic chemicals attack bees’ nerve cells and can harm their cognition, flight ability, and even reproduction. And they impact people, too: Studies have linked neonics to birth defects of the heart and brain. And even scarier, a recent study found neonics in 95% of pregnant women it tested! The serious and widespread harm of neonics is right before our eyes, Friend. The fact of the matter is that neonics should NOT be in our environment. The EPA itself found that these dangerous chemicals could likely drive MORE THAN 200 endangered plant and animal species to EXTINCTION. And yet, the EPA could approve neonics for the next 15 years! That’s because Big Pesticide corporations like Bayer-Monsanto are using their massive influence to DECEIVE the public and policymakers about the impacts of their toxic products. They insist there’s no real evidence that neonics are dangerous – all so they can keep lining their pockets at the expense of pollinators, people, and our planet. As a result, the public doesn’t even know they should be fighting back. But as a dedicated member of Friends of the Earth, you understand the risk, and that is why we need you in this fight. Stop companies like Bayer-Monsanto from harming pollinators and destroying our planet: Donate $10 before the clock strikes midnight! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Bees are an essential part of our ecosystem and way of life. Without bees and other pollinators, we’d have far fewer fruits, veggies, and nuts – almonds wouldn’t even exist at all. And other crops like coffee and cotton could become rare or more expensive if our pollinators continue to decline. If we don’t act now to ban bee-killing pesticides, today’s children could be some of the last people to share the planet with many species of wild bees. We’re asking big supermarket chains to stop selling foods grown with bee-toxic pesticides and increase organic options – which will shift the market away from these chemicals. And we’re working with Congress and officials at the state and local level to ban neonics and other bee-toxic pesticides. At the same time, we’re researching and shining a light on the pesticide industry’s disinformation tactics to make sure decision-makers know the truth about the toxic way we produce food. But it’s an uphill battle – one we can’t win without you. We won’t stand by and let corporate greed trump the health of pollinators, people, and the planet. With your membership support today, we can double down on these efforts and give pollinators and our planet a fighting chance! Please, Friend, will you donate $10 or more today and help us reach our $2,310 goal for pollinators, people, and the planet? Bees, people, and the planet are on the line. Rush your $10 membership donation and help us reach our $2,310 goal before midnight tonight! 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