Update 6/27/11The death of bees is catastrophic. Bees dont 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.
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We are partnering with the great film Vanishing of the Bees to protest this dangerous pesticide.
EPA & USDA SLOW TO MOVE ON PESTICIDE BLAMED IN HONEYBEE COLLAPSE!
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
On December 8, PAN joined Beyond Pesticides and beekeepers from around the country in breaking a story that is coming to be known as Bee Leaks or theClothianidin Controversy. 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:
Thank you for taking a stand with beekeepers.
The death of bees is catastrophic. Bees dont 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.l... more
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