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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Saving the world's bees, an easy petition to sign, please
see the e-mail and links below. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PETITION: <a
href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012&v=13897">http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012&v=13897</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Robert J. Fleming</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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Paul Connett [mailto:pconnett@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> April 26, 2012 8:20 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 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; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Ellen
Connett</st1:PersonName>; Michael Connett; David Kennedy DDS; Daniel Stockin;
Elizabeth McDonagh; Diane Sprules; Cindy Mayor; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Robert
J. Fleming</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> URGENT: 24 hours to save
the bees</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded
message ----------<br>
From: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Alice Jay - Avaaz.org</span></b> <<a
href="mailto:avaaz@avaaz.org">avaaz@avaaz.org</a>><br>
Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:08 AM<br>
Subject: 24 hours to save the bees<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:pconnett@gmail.com">pconnett@gmail.com</a>" <<a
href="mailto:pconnett@gmail.com">pconnett@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Pesticides are killing bees</span></b> and
threatening our food supply. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>In 24 hours,
shareholders at the biggest chemical producer, Bayer, could vote to stop
their toxic production.</span></b> 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. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sign the
emergency petition:</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Quietly, globally, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>billions of bees
are dying</span></b>, threatening our crops and food. But <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>if Bayer stops selling one group of pesticides, we
could save bees from extinction.</span></b><br>
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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 <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>in 24 hours, Bayer shareholders will vote
on a motion that could stop these toxic chemicals.</span></b> Let’s all act now
and shame the shareholders to stop killing bees. <br>
<br>
The pressure is <st1:PersonName w:st="on">work</st1:PersonName>ing, and this is
our best chance to save the bees. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sign the
urgent petition and send this to everyone</span></b> -- let's reach half a
million signers and deliver it directly to shareholders tomorrow in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>!<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012&v=13897"
target="_blank">http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?vl</a><br>
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Bees don't just make honey, they <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>are vital to
life on earth</span></b>, every year pollinating 90% of plants and crops --
with an estimated $40bn value, over one-third of the food supply in many
countries. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Without immediate action to save
bees, many of our favourite fruits, vegetables, and nuts could vanish from our
shelves.</span></b><br>
<br>
Recent years have seen a steep and disturbing global decline in bee populations
-- <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>some bee species are already extinct and
some <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
species are at just 4% of their previous numbers.</span></b> 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 <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>strong evidence blaming neonicotinoid pesticides</span></b>. <st1:country-region
w:st="on">France</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Slovenia</st1:country-region> and even <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where
the main manufacturer Bayer is based, have banned one of these bee killers.
But, Bayer continues to export its poison across the world.<br>
<br>
This <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>issue is now coming to the boil</span></b>
as major new studies have confirmed the scale of this problem. If <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>we can get Bayer shareholders to act, we could shut
down once and for all Bayer’s influence on policy-makers and scientists</span></b>.
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. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sign the urgent
petition to Bayer shareholders now, then forward this email:</span></b><br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?cl=1762407012&v=13897"
target="_blank">http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?vl</a><br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
With hope,<br>
<br>
Alice, Antonia, Mia, Luis, Ricken, Stephanie, Pascal, Iain, Ari and the whole
Avaaz team<br>
<br>
MORE INFORMATION<br>
<br>
Studies fault Bayer in bee die-off (Christian Science Monitor)<br>
<a
href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0406/Studies-fault-Bayer-in-bee-die-off"
target="_blank">http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0406/Studies-fault-Bayer-in-bee-die-off</a><br>
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2 Studies Point to Common Pesticide as a Culprit in Declining Bee Colonies (New
York Times)<br>
<a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/science/neocotinoid-pesticides-play-a-role-in-bees-decline-2-studies-find.html?_r=1"
target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/science/neocotinoid-pesticides-play-a-role-in-bees-decline-2-studies-find.html?_r=1</a><br>
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Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own scientists’
red flags (Grist)<br>
<a
href="http://grist.org/politics/food-2010-12-10-leaked-documents-show-epa-allowed-bee-toxic-pesticide/"
target="_blank">http://grist.org/politics/food-2010-12-10-leaked-documents-show-epa-allowed-bee-toxic-pesticide/</a><br>
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Bayer’s Annual Stockholder’s Meeting (ASM website)<br>
<a href="http://www.asm2012.bayer.com/en/counter-motions.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.asm2012.bayer.com/en/counter-motions.aspx</a><br>
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