Imagine a Pollinator Week without bees...
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 11:30
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... Help us keep the buzz building for healthy bees
It’s Pollinator Week! Celebrate with us by supporting bee-friendly farming and policies that protect honey bees from harmful pesticides.
Dear Paov,
Responsible for one in three bites of our food? Thanks, honey bees.
Protecting these incredible pollinators is clearly in everyone’s best interest — but the corporations that produce bee-harming pesticides are still investing millions to keep the spotlight off their products.
But thanks to bee-lovers across the country, the pesticide corporations are losing ground.
For the bees » This Pollinator Week, help us celebrate what we’ve achieved with your support! Stronger rules on bee-harming pesticides are moving forward in states across the country, and even national agencies are taking steps in the right direction. But bees need more, now. Can you donate today to help us build a healthy, sustainable and bee-friendly food system?
The pollinator crisis is far from over. In fact, the latest reports show that beekeepers lost more than 40% of their hives last season — the second-worst year on record! This is bad news for bees, beekeepers, farmers and our food system as a whole.
But the tide is beginning to turn. Communities across the country are becoming official pesticide-free “honey bee havens,” states are passing pollinator protection laws, and even EPA has stopped approving new bee-harming pesticides. These are encouraging steps — but much more is needed.
Bees need more » With your help, we’ll continue to press federal agencies to act. We’ll stand up for bees in state legislatures and support local communities across the country who are making pollinator protection a priority.
We know this kind of change can’t happen overnight. But we’re excited by the progress we see, as more and more communities stand up for healthy food and farming across the country.
Thank you so much for all you do!
Warmly,
Judy Hatcher, Executive Director
Pesticide Action Network
Phone: 510.788.9020 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web:www.panna.org
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