| The following advertisement from Public Interest Network has been sent to you via Mother Jones' email list. Mother Jones is a nonprofit, and most of our budget comes from readers like you, but revenue from advertisers helps us produce more of the hard-hitting journalism you expect. We never disclose your information to an advertiser. Mother Jones does not endorse any candidate, political organization, commercial product, or service, and the views expressed in this email do not constitute any endorsement or recommendation by Mother Jones. |
 Our bee populations are in rapid decline, and neonicotinoids -- a dangerous class of bee-killing pesticides -- aren't helping.1 But the next time you shop on Amazon, you could easily find products with these dangerous chemicals.2 We're close to losing 30 percent of our honeybees each year.3 And since we can't same-day ship a new species, we have to protect the pollinators we have left. Neonicotinoids, or "neonics," play a significant role in bee die-offs.4 According to some studies, these neurotoxic chemicals slowly kill bees, poison baby bees' brains, and diminish bees' ability to learn or forage for food.5,6 We need bees. Ninety percent of wild plants and 75 percent of all food crops need animal pollinators -- and bees are our best.7 They play a critical role in our planet's health, but our pesticides play a dangerous role in theirs. If we want to make a difference in protecting bee populations, we have to get the world's No. 1 online marketplace to stop selling bee-killing pesticides. Tell Amazon to take bee-killing pesticides off its shelves. When it comes to maintaining our lawns and gardens, there are plenty of safe products on the market. Instead, Amazon still sells products with neonicotinoids, such as imidacloprid. Five years ago, conservationists across the country called on Home Depot and Lowe's to remove neonics from their shelves. And even though there's still work to be done on removing these bee-killing pesticides, it led to progress: Both companies have taken important steps to phase out neonics.8 Now, it's time to call on Amazon to do the same. Join Environment America in urging Amazon to give bees a chance. Thank you, Wendy Wendlandt Your donation will be used to support all of our campaigns to protect the environment, from saving the bees and protecting public lands, to standing up for clean water and fighting climate change. None of our work would be possible without supporters like you. |
Environment America, Inc. 1543 Wazee Street, Suite 410, Denver, CO 80202, (303) 801-0581 Federal Advocacy Office: 600 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 683-1250 Member Questions or Requests: 1-800-401-6511. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram |
Mother Jones and its nonprofit publisher, the Foundation for National Progress, do not endorse any political candidate, political organization, commercial product, process, or service, and the views expressed in this communication do not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Mother Jones. This message was sent to franchmaverickk.secretwords123@blogger.com. To change the messages you receive from us, you can edit your email preferences or unsubscribe from all mailings. For advertising opportunities see our online media kit. Were you forwarded this email? Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today. | |||
| www.MotherJones.com |
No comments:
Post a Comment