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Bayer-Monsanto — Stop Selling Toxic Bee-Killing Poison!
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Bayer-Monsanto is the largest manufacturer of toxic, bee-killing neonic
pesticides. Sign the petition demanding they stop!
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NRDC Activist — America's bee crisis is getting worse.
Our nation's beekeepers recently reported the largest recorded winter
losses of pollinating honeybees ever — nearly 40 percent. Why are these
once-thriving insects dying at some of the highest rates?
A catastrophic flood of highly toxic pesticides — neonicotinoids or
"neonics" — pushed by Big Ag is a leading cause of this collapse. Studies
show that neonics sicken and kill bees. Reckless use of these poisons
threaten our food supply — and possibly even our health. We need to put a
stop to it, and together we will.
NRDC is currently waging a courtroom battle against Trump's EPA that aims
to restrict the use of bee-killing neonic products that also threaten
endangered species. But to save our pollinators, we need to stop
bee-killing uses of neonics on all fronts — so we're putting the pressure
on the world's largest manufacturer of these toxic chemicals,
Bayer-Monsanto.
[ [link removed] ]We're amassing a groundswell of public
pressure against Bayer-Monsanto and we need your voice to send a message
to its CEO, Werner Baumann, that's too loud to ignore. Sign our petition
demanding they STOP selling bee killing neonic products!
Why is the decline of honeybees causing so much alarm? Well, the future of
our food supply is at stake. In fact, 70 percent of the world's major food
crops rely on bees.
And the neonic pesticides made by Bayer-Monsanto are poisons designed to
kill insects — and are so toxic that, even in minute doses, they weaken
the immune and navigation systems of bees, as well as their stamina and
memory, making them less likely to survive.
The European Union and Canada have already restricted use of these toxic
chemicals, but Trump's EPA has opened the floodgates for agrichemical
giants like Bayer-Monsanto to make millions off this assault on our
pollinators.
[ [link removed] ]We're taking on Trump's EPA in court to restrict the use of bee-killing
neonic products, but we need your powerful voice to send a loud message to
Bayer-Monsanto: Stop selling these toxic bee-killing poisons.
Toxic neonic pesticides aren't only harming bees — they could be harming
us, too. Neonic residues are found in 86% of our honey, as well as on
apples, cherries, strawberries, and can even be found in baby food.
Federally-funded research suggests that exposure to neonics in the womb
and by children could increase the risk of developmental defects, autism,
heart deformations, memory loss, and muscle tremors.
But instead of protecting pollinators and our food supply, the Trump
administration and his EPA are coddling big chemical companies and
ignoring critical information about honeybee losses. The EPA approved
continued use of these bee-killing neonic pesticides, which are already
used on 190 million acres of crops, and the administration reversed bans
on using neonics in all national wildlife refuges.
So while NRDC takes on Trump's EPA and neonics in court, we need to also
build public pressure on Bayer-Monsanto. [ [link removed] ]Sign our petition to Werner
Baumann, Bayer-Monsanto's CEO: the American people won't sit by as our
bees are poisoned and our health is threatened.
Thanks for taking on this agrichemical behemoth with us. Your voice is
critical to our success.
Sincerely,
[1]Mitch
Mitch Bernard
President/Chief Counsel, NRDC
[2]Mitch
The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.
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