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 < everything-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > > *From:* everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto: > everything-list@googlegroups.com] *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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
