Thanks Tom!  Just got back from India and Earthwatch expedition on
climate change--we counted bees, butterflies, plants in orchards and
forests and saw a documentary on the disappearance of bees that was
frightening!   We were told the best thing individuals can do immediately
is start a hive and plant lots of flowering plants--so my neighbor and I
have teamed up--they will get the hive and we will plant as many
flowering plants as usual--we do have 20 acres of meadows with some
original prairie plants and can do more.  A neighboring valley in India
lost it's bees and apple crop because of pesticides and was a good lesson
to farmers we visited.  No big surprise family farms in India have the
same problems American farmers do in fighting big ag with it's poisons
and loss of plant diversity.

The cow is sacred in India and every family had one and people were
sustained by the cow's milk with cheese and butter and the urine was for
purification--they sprayed it on apple trees to stop disease and spread
the manure on crops instead of commercial fertilizers.  While I saw cows
eating out of dumpsters in the cities--not a blade of grass--they all
roamed free in cities and the country--not like USA feedlots body to body
knee deep in their own excretement and horribly slaughtered!  

Glad to have this information and glad Sierra Club is suing EPA.  Sorry
I've never visited these wetlands but interested in doing so now. 
Phyllis

On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 08:04:44 -0500 Tom Mathews <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
The Iowa Wildlife Management District consists of several wetlands. If
you are a Sierra Club member, have visited any of these wetlands, and
want to help stop the current severe loss of honeybees, PLEASE contact
Laurel. (See below.)

Thanks!
Tom

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  Sierra Club is suing the EPA for its approval of neonicotinoid
pesticides, which are strongly linked with the honeybee demise. Without
honeybees, we stand to lose one third of our food supply. Despite
millions of people urging the EPA to ban these neonics, it's gone to deaf
ears. This lawsuit is the last effort.
   We need Sierra Club members who have visited the Iowa Wildlife
Management District and who oppose GE crops - to write an affidavit about
their concerns.
   It will take little time, cost nothing, and have no personal legal
consequence to the plaintiff. We can help write the affidavit. 
   The deadline is within a month.
   Please contact Laurel Hopwood, Chair, Sierra Club Genetic Engineering
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