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<P><STRONG>Bayer’s been quietly expanding its toxic
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<P>Scientists just sounded the alarm: <STRONG>Bees are dropping dead
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<P>Thanks to you, Bayer is finding it harder and harder to sell
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<P>Bayer’s pesticides are already having a devastating impact. Mass
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<P>Ghana’s cocoa yields are falling and experts say <STRONG>lethal
neonicotinoids like imidacloprid are to blame</STRONG> -- but to win
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<P>More information:</P>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/539203?t=15&akid=81496%2E15424008%2E5Px9Ld"
rel=noopener target=_blank>Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Use and
Effects in African Agriculture. A Review and Recommendations to
Policymakers</A>. Network of African Science Academies (NASAC). 30
November 2019.</DIV>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/539204?t=16&akid=81496%2E15424008%2E5Px9Ld"
rel=noopener target=_blank>Europe has banned neonicotinoid
insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too</A>. The Conversation.
5 February 2020.</DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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