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<P>A study has found that the <STRONG>same pesticides
causing the global bee die-off is now killing
birds</STRONG> as well.</P>
<P>We need to ban these deadly pesticides before they
cause a new 'silent spring.' </P>
<P><STRONG>Can you make a monthly donation until we win
a worldwide ban?</STRONG></P>
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this time, but I can make a special one-time
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<P>A terrifying study has found that the exact same pesticides that
are a key culprit in the massive global bee die-off are now killing
birds as well.</P>
<P>The study finds that <STRONG>neonic pesticides are killing
warblers, swallows, starlings and thrushes nearly as fast as the
bees</STRONG> -- at current rates, 35 percent of the bird population
could disappear in just 10 years in the areas studied.</P>
<P><STRONG>Our efforts are gaining momentum.</STRONG> Hundreds of
thousands of SumOfUs members helped win a landmark EU-wide ban on
toxic neonics.</P>
<P>But Bayer -- one of the biggest producers of these deadly
pesticides -- has an army of lawyers and million-dollar lobbyists
trying to overturn Europe's ban. The only way we can win is if we
all fight back together. <STRONG>Can you make a monthly donation so
we can keep up the fight to protect the bees?</STRONG></P>
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this time, but I can make a special one-time contribution of
$1</A></P>
<P>For years, beekeepers have been warning about the frightening
decline in bee populations. The culprit: a class of pesticides
manufactured by Bayer and others called neonicotinoids (or
neonics).</P>
<P>Neonics aren’t supposed to harm birds in the amounts being used,
but it turns out that they’re building up in the environment to
levels that are poisonous for birds. <STRONG>We need to get these
toxic pesticides off the market before they cause a new 'silent
spring'</STRONG> -- and our efforts are gaining momentum.</P>
<P><STRONG>That's why we’re fighting to ban neonics once and for
all.</STRONG> SumOfUs members around the world, are chipping in to
fund legal cases to help defend Europe’s neonics ban from a Bayer
appeal. Our activist beekeepers and campaigners have spoken out at
Bayer's annual shareholder meetings to pressure the company
directly, as well as some of the largest garden retailers in the
world. And it’s starting to work -- we recently got home improvement
chain Lowe’s to drop neonics from its stores worldwide.</P>
<P>But no one can be sure how long the bees and birds can survive
the onslaught of toxic pesticides, so we have to do more while we
still can. Giving monthly is the best way to help, because it lets
us plan for the future and be ready for whatever Bayer throws at us.
<STRONG>Can you make a monthly donation to help keep up the fight to
ban the toxic pesticides killing bees -- and now birds as
well?</STRONG></P>
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$1 monthly</A><A
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$4 monthly</A><A
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another amount monthly</A></P>
<P><A
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href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/440409?currency=USD&t=10&akid=63939%2E15424008%2EJSJg5F">Not
this time, but I can make a special one-time contribution of
$1</A></P><IMG alt=""
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<P>Thanks for all that you do, <BR>Angus, Rebecca and the team at
SumOfUs </P>
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<P>More information:</P>
<P><A
href="http://act.sumofus.org/go/5013?t=12&akid=63939%2E15424008%2EJSJg5F">Bird
decline 'smoking gun' for pesticide's effects</A>, BBC, 9 July
2014<BR><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/419307?t=13&akid=63939%2E15424008%2EJSJg5F">Pesticides
damage survival of bee colonies, landmark study shows</A>, The
Guardian, 29 June 2018</P></TD></TR>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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