[All] FW: URGENT: 24 hours to save the world's bees

Thu Apr 26 12:18:06 EDT 2012

Saving the world's bees, an easy petition to sign, please see the e-mail and
links below.  Thanks.

PETITION:   http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012
<http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012&v=13897>
&v=13897

Cheers,

Robert J. Fleming 

robert at applecreekbuilding.com

  _____  

From: Paul Connett [mailto:pconnett at gmail.com] 
Sent: April 26, 2012 8:20 AM
To: ailsa boyden; Jack Cook; James Beck; James Fairbairn; Philip Robertson;
Chris Neurath; CHRIS GUPTA; Spedding Micklem; Stuart Cooper; Tara Blank;
Merilyn Haines FQld; Mary Lou Van Deventer; Mary Pearson; Mary Byrne;
Jeanette Bajorek; Ellen Connett; Michael Connett; David Kennedy DDS; Daniel
Stockin; Elizabeth McDonagh; Diane Sprules; Cindy Mayor; Robert J. Fleming
Subject: URGENT: 24 hours to save the bees

This is not fluoride but I think it is incredibly important and I hope that
all of you can pass this along to your lists.

Paul

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Alice Jay - Avaaz.org <avaaz at avaaz.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:08 AM
Subject: 24 hours to save the bees
To: "pconnett at gmail.com" <pconnett at gmail.com>

Dear friends, 

 <http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012&v=13897> 

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: 

 <http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012&v=13897> Sign
the petition

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=1762407012&v=13897> 

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=1762407012&v=13897> 

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-of
f

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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