Honey bees are the poster children, like pandas and polar bears. However don't let that stop you signing the petition and spreading the word.
On 26 September 2014 14:21, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *meekerdb > > > > On 9/25/2014 4:02 PM, LizR wrote: > > Silently, billions of bees are dying off and our entire food chain is in > danger. Bees don't just make honey -- they are a giant, humble > workforce, pollinating 75% of growing plants. In five days the US could > move to ban the toxic pesticides that are killing them off. > > > > Right now chemical companies are furiously lobbying US authorities to stop > action. But insider allies say a massive public mandate could tip the > scales towards a ban. Let's give it to them! If the US moves, it will set > in motion a ripple effect on the rest of the world. > > Please join the call for a ban to save the honey bees: > > > > https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_us_pet_loc/?wuNpThb > > > As an aside, honey bees, which were imported from Europe, are only a small > part of the bee population and the native bees, many of which are solitary, > are equally if not more important in pollination. It's just that the > honeybees have lobbyists. > > Brent > > > > That is so true… <grin>, however, it also bears mentioning that Monsanto > has very much better lobbyists than the honeybees do…. living in a land > with the best government, money can buy. > > Chris > > > -- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
