[sleafordbka] 24 hours to save the bees
- From: Joe Seddon <joe.seddon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sleafordbka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:44:30 +0100
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From: Alice Jay - Avaaz.org <avaaz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 27 April 2012 06:55
Subject: 24 hours to save the bees
To: "joe.seddon@xxxxxxxxx" <joe.seddon@xxxxxxxxx>
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Dear friends,
<http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1773414073&v=13920>
*Pesticides are killing bees* and threatening our food supply. *In 24
hours, shareholders at the biggest chemical producer, Bayer, could vote to
stop their toxic production.* Massive public pressure has forced this
debate at their Annual General Meeting, now let’s make sure they vote to
stop the pesticides and save the bees. *Sign the emergency petition:*
[image: Sign the
petition]<http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1773414073&v=13920>
Quietly, globally, *billions of bees are dying*, threatening our crops and
food. But *if Bayer stops selling one group of pesticides, we could save
bees from extinction.*
Four European countries have begun banning these poisons, and some bee
populations are already recovering. But Bayer, the largest producer of
neonicotinoids, has lobbied hard to keep them on the market. Now, massive
global pressure from Avaaz and others has forced them to consider the facts
-- and *in 24 hours, Bayer shareholders will vote on a motion that could
stop these toxic chemicals.* Let’s all act now and shame the shareholders
to stop killing bees.
The pressure is working, and this is our best chance to save the bees. *Sign
the urgent petition and send this to everyone* -- let's reach half a
million signers and deliver it directly to shareholders tomorrow in Germany!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?vl<http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1773414073&v=13920>
Bees don't just make honey, they *are vital to life on earth*, every year
pollinating 90% of plants and crops -- with an estimated $40bn value, over
one-third of the food supply in many countries. *Without immediate action
to save bees, many of our favourite fruits, vegetables, and nuts could
vanish from our shelves.*
Recent years have seen a steep and disturbing global decline in bee
populations -- *some bee species are already extinct and some US species
are at just 4% of their previous numbers.* Scientists have been scrambling
for answers. Some studies claim the decline may be due to a combination of
factors including disease, habitat loss and toxic chemicals. But
increasingly, independent research has produced *strong evidence blaming
neonicotinoid pesticides*. France, Italy, Slovenia and even Germany, where
the main manufacturer Bayer is based, have banned one of these bee killers.
But, Bayer continues to export its poison across the world.
This *issue is now coming to the boil* as major new studies have confirmed
the scale of this problem. If *we can get Bayer shareholders to act, we
could shut down once and for all Bayer’s influence on policy-makers and
scientists*. The real experts -- the beekeepers and farmers -- want these
deadly pesticides prohibited until and unless we have solid, independent
studies that show they are safe. Let's support them now. *Sign the urgent
petition to Bayer shareholders now, then forward this email:*
http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?vl<http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1773414073&v=13920>
We can no longer leave our delicate food chain in the hands of research run
by the chemical companies and the regulators that are in their pockets.
Banning this pesticide will move us closer to a world safe for ourselves
and the other species we care about and depend on.
With hope,
Alice, Antonia, Mia, Luis, Ricken, Stephanie, Pascal, Iain, Ari and the
whole Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION
Studies fault Bayer in bee die-off (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0406/Studies-fault-Bayer-in-bee-die-off
2 Studies Point to Common Pesticide as a Culprit in Declining Bee Colonies
(New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/science/neocotinoid-pesticides-play-a-role-in-bees-decline-2-studies-find.html?_r=1
Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own
scientists’ red flags (Grist)
http://grist.org/politics/food-2010-12-10-leaked-documents-show-epa-allowed-bee-toxic-pesticide/
Bayer’s Annual Stockholder’s Meeting (ASM website)
http://www.asm2012.bayer.com/en/counter-motions.aspx
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