Several European nations have outlawed the use of clothianidin, including Germany,
The death of bees is catastrophic. Bees don%u2019t 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.
We are partnering with the great film Vanishing of the Bees to protest this dangerous pesticide. Sign our petition to the EPA and its director Lisa Jackson to ban these bee-killing pesticides now, and watch a short video to learn more.
RESOURCES:
* Read the leaked EPA memo here (PDF): http://bit.ly/gxryRW
* Learn about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) on Wikipedia here: http://bit.ly/ejCgT5
* Tom Theobald explains the crisis in greater detail in this video: http://bit.ly/gGStCd
* Read more about CCD and Clothianidin from PANNA (PDF): http://bit.ly/gZ3fYU
Click here: Tell the EPA to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides Click here: Report: USDA also knew about bee-killing pesticide Click here: Pull Bayer's bee-killing pesticide. Now.
On December 8, PAN joined Beyond Pesticides and beekeepers from around the country in breaking a story that is coming to be known as %u201CWik-Bee Leaks%u201D or the %u201CClothianidin Controversy.%u201D As media are reporting, bees are dying off while EPA turns a blind eye.
People are outraged and have been asking us what they can do.
Urging EPA to pull a bee-killing pesticide that Germany, Italy and France have already banned is an important first step. The Agency will need unprecedented public pressure to make use of its emergency powers. And you can bet Bayer will battle to keep this blockbuster product on the market. But we have to pick this fight. Here's why:
- U.S. bee populations are still declining and scientists believe pesticides are a critical piece of the puzzle. Clothianidin%u2019s family of pesticides (neonicotinoids, including imidacloprid) are an especially suspect culprit.
- Clothianidin is on the U.S. market on the basis of unsound science and deeply flawed EPA decision-making. Like most pesticides registered in the last 15 years, it was rushed to market prior to safety testing with a %u201Cconditional registration.%u201D
- Beekeepers can%u2019t take another season of losses. Beekeepers tell us that like their hives, their industry is on the verge of collapse. With 1/3 of food reliant on bees for pollination, the collapse of commercial beekeeping would devastate U.S. farmers as well.
- Click here: U.K. guv takes threat of bee-killing pesticidesgot seriously. Why doesn%u2019t the U.S.? | Grist
Thank you for taking a stand with beekeepers.
Please sign this petition if you believe as I do, that this toxic chemical is killing our Bees, and our Birds and should be banned.
Thanking you for your compassionate caring
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