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From: Laurel Hopwood <[log in to unmask]>
To: CONS-SPST-BIOTECH-FORUM <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wed, May 21, 2014 3:08 pm
Subject: URGENT: Take action on bees!


As if the situation weren't bad enough for the bees already, EPA is 
once again turning its back on protecting pollinators by proposing to 
expand the use of yet more bee-toxic pesticides. 

Bees are essential for one out of three bites of food we eat. But 
they are being wiped out by the widespread use of certain chemicals - 
specifically systemic insecticides, like neonicotinoids ("neonics" 
for short). Despite numerous scientific studies showing that these 
systemic insecticides are harmful to bees, EPA is actually proposing 
to expand the use of two such bee-toxic pesticides - thiamethoxam and 
sulfoxaflor.

The EPA has a public comment period open until May 27th - meaning we 
have less than one week left to make our voices heard.

Click here to take action:
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=14079

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