Go Big for the Bees

This is disturbing:

An alarming study released by the U.N. shows that bees and other pollinators are in danger of going extinct. Gone. Forever.[1]

We're ready to go big to stop the use of bee-killing pesticides. To jumpstart our effort, we need to raise $50,000 by Earth Day, April 22.

Will you join us and Go Big for the Bees? Donate now.

What's happening makes no sense and the consequences are terrifying:

Even though we rely on bees, butterflies and other pollinators for 75% of the world's food crops ...

Even though more than 40% of invertebrate pollinators—especially bees and butterflies—are facing extinction ...

Even though global warming, habitat loss and other factors are already pushing bee survival to the breaking point ...

Companies like Syngenta and Bayer still want us to use more bee-killing pesticides on our farms and fields.[2] 

It's insanity: In order to "save" our farms and food, they're willing to risk destroying the bees that make our farms and food possible. The bottom line: No bees, no food.

The good news? According to that same U.N. report I mentioned a second ago, there's still time to save our pollinators with relatively simple but politically bold steps.

That means banning bee-killing pesticides. Now.

We're ready to Go Big for the Bees. Join us. Donate now.

Here's what your support will make possible:

• 29 offices: Our national network will launch our campaign in 29 offices across the country.
• 800,000 people: We estimate over the summer we can reach more than 800,000 people and invite them to get involved.
• Awareness raised: Throughout the summer, we'll hold public events to raise awareness. Imagine a Fourth of July cookout without all the foods that rely on bees (ketchup, coleslaw, lemonade — you get the picture).
• EPA swarmed: On top of the 250,000 petition signatures we'll gather, we'll also organize monthly "Give the EPA a Buzz" phone calls from people like you, urging them to stop the sale of bee-killing neonicotinoids. To go this big for the bees, we need to raise $50,000 by April 22 -- Earth Day. (And what better day to kick off a campaign to save one of our most critical species?)

Jessie, will you join us in going big for the bees? 

Make your donation today.

Thanks, as always, for making it possible. 

Yours,

Ben Hellerstein
Environment Massachusetts Director

[1] Press Release: Pollinators Vital to Our Food Supply Under Threat, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, February 26, 2016
[2] Pesticide makers mount campaign to blame other culprits in bee die-offs, Portland Press Herald, December 14, 2015

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