****What will it take to save the bees?

This REALLY matters! 

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The dominos are starting to fall:

• Maryland just became the first state to ban neonics.1
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering limiting one of the pesticides that's been linked to the bee die-off.2
• Ortho, the insect control product maker, recently announced it will discontinue neonicotinoid-based pesticides for outdoor use.3

It's like Ernest Hemingway described how people go bankrupt, "Gradually, then suddenly."

How do we give the final push that will ban bee-killing pesticides -- once and for all? 

We have to go big. How big? 800,000 people, that's how big. 

To jumpstart our effort, we need to raise $50,000 by Earth Day, April 22. Will you chip in?

Here's the plan: 

• 29 offices: Our national network will launch our campaign in 29 offices across the country.
• 800,000 people: We estimate we can reach more than 800,000 people over the summer and invite them to get involved.
• Raising awareness: 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. 

Will you join us in going big for the bees? 

Make your donation today.

Thanks, as always, for making it possible.

Ben Hellerstein
Environment Massachusetts Director

1. For The First Time, A State Just Banned Neonicotinoids, A Pesticide Threatening Pollinators, Apr. 8, 2016, ThinkProgress
2. EPA Opens Public Comment Period on the First of Four Preliminary Risk Assessments for Insecticides Potentially Harmful to Bees, Jan. 15, 2016, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Ortho to Phase Out Chemicals Blamed for Decline in Bees, Apr. 12, 2016, The New York Times

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