Almond milk is killing bees
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- Published on Friday, 21 February 2020 04:46
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Almond milk sales are soaring — and our bees are paying the price.
Most almond farms are a “toxic chemical soup” threatening billions of bees that are shipped in to pollinate the trees.
Can you chip in to demand the makers of Alpro, Silk and Almond Breeze use only bee-friendly almonds?
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Donate CA$93 nowDonate CA$139 nowDonate CA$186 nowDonate another amountAlmond milk is killing bees, and... they need your help. Bee farmers in the US are shipping bees in the billions to vast almond farms in California.
It’s an incredibly stressful job for the bees in a toxic environment. An expert scientist even said “It’s like sending the bees to war. Many don’t come back.”
Bees on almond farms feed in a “toxic chemical soup” of pesticides including Bayer-Monsanto’s glyphosate. They end up sick and exhausted, and billions die.
But A, we can make almond milk bee-friendly, if we get major almond milk producers to back bees.
Can you chip in to a campaign fund that will fight for the bees? Your donation will pay for research on almond supply chains, buy ads to alert millions to the almond milk scandal and help us pressure the makers of Alpro, Silk and Almond Breeze by showing up on their doorsteps.
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Donate CA$93 nowDonate CA$139 nowDonate CA$186 nowDonate another amountAlmond milk has rocketed in popularity in recent years. Most of the world’s almonds come from California. But there would be no almonds if it weren’t for the billions of bees that are brought to the almond farms every year to pollinate the trees.
That’s why bee experts have explained exactly how almond farms can create a healthier habitat for bees. And you can make sure every almond farm gets on board.
To save our bees, we need almond milk manufacturers to buy only bee-friendly almonds. Can you chip in for the research, ads and tactics we’ll need?
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Donate CA$93 nowDonate CA$139 nowDonate CA$186 nowDonate another amountThis movement - including you - has done so much to turn things around for the bees already. We’ve gotten bans on bee-killing pesticides in Europe, Canada and beyond. And we’ve gotten shops to pull pesticides from the shelves in many more places, including Australia.
The bees have no one else to help. It’s up to you and me. And even a small donation will help us turn almond milk from a bee villain to a bee friend. Are you in?
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Thanks for all that you do,
David and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond milk obsession. The Guardian. 7 January 2020
Almond Milk Is Even More Evil Than You Thought. The Cut. 8 January 2020
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