Bees are mysteriously dying across the country, and it’s putting our entire food system in danger.
The death of bees is catastrophic! Bees don’t just make honey; they are responsible for pollinating a full third of our food supply. These tiny creatures are vital to life on earth – if we let them die we are looking at a world without fruit, vegetables, cotton, nuts and oils. Our entire food chain is in peril, and it is up to us to do something about it.
It’s become clear that small group of pesticides is at the root of the death of bees. We need to get the EPA to ban these poisons to save our food and bring back our bees.
We are signing the petition with the great film Vanishing of the Bees to protest this dangerous pesticide. Sign the petition to the EPA and its director Lisa Jackson to ban these bee-killing pesticides now, and watch a short video to learn more.
The death of bees is real. A recent study shows that already 96% of the four main bee species of the U.S. has been wiped out by the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder. [1]
Mounting evidence suggests that one widely used class of pesticides may be a critical factor in the mass casualties. One of these pesticides, clothianidin, is produced by German company Bayer Crop Science and has been widely used in the US since 2003.
This isn’t your usual pesticide – it’s applied to the seeds of plants themselves. It remains in the plant as it grows, and comes out through the plants’ pollen and nectar – honeybees’ favorite food. The poison attacks the nervous system of bees and other insects, killing them off while having little effect on other animals.
Already France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany have banned this pesticide from use on their crops – and their bee populations have bounced back. [2] Now that we know the danger this poison presents to our entire food system, the US needs to ban the poison, too.
Tell the EPA: ban the bee-killing poisons that threaten our food.
These poisons aren’t new to the EPA. Unfortunately, the EPA knew of the dangers to bees, and yet approved the pesticides anyway.
A leaked memo, brought to light by beekeeper Tom Theobald, shows that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been well aware of the dangers of this pesticide to the bee population – their own scientists called it “highly toxic” and “a major risk concern to non target insects [honey bees].” [3]
Yet just last year, despite this clear evidence at its disposal, the EPA approved this dangerous chemical for continued use. But now it’s out in the open.
The EPA needs to immediately move to ban this pesticide so our country’s bees can come back to live. It’s so essential for our food safety and security. Sign our petition to the EPA now.
http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5213
Our food chain is becoming more and more delicate as the chemical companies assault our crops with pesticides. The researchers who are tasked with assessing the impacts of these chemicals are in the pockets of the companies who produce the chemicals. We need to speak loudly against this pesticide and move closer to a world that is safe for not only us, but the tiny hive workers who keep the whole system running.
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