Posts tagged: #Neonicotinoids

Choose Organic; Ban the Use of Neonicotinoids; Call Your Representatives NOW to Support Critical Farm Bill Programs

Organic Solutions: Go Beeyond Using Pesticides and Seek Organics Get involved and let us eliminate our use of pollinator-toxic pesticides like neonicotinoids and glyphosate. Let us spread the word and share the news that organic farming systems are healthier for … Read More

Submit Your Comments on Misleading GMO Label; Say NO to Glyphosate; Support Sustainable Fishing Company CSA; Beeyond Pesticides: Stop the Use of Bee-killing Lawncare and Ag Products

Submit your comments about the proposed label for Genetically-engineered organisms in processed foods here, before July 3rd. Let them know your concerns regarding product labeling, and demand that foods which have been genetically-modified be required to bear a disclosure indicating … Read More

EPA Documents Reveal Truth About Plans for Pesticides; Powerful Victory for Waterkeeper Alliance; The EPA and GMOs Still Need Our Attention; Trump’s Renegotiations of NAFTA; Juniper Ash Provides More Calcium than Milk

EPA Documents Reveal Appointees Plans to Reject Ban of Chlorpyrifos “Chlorpyrifos is still widely used in agriculture — on apples, oranges, strawberries, almonds and many other fruits — though it was barred from residential use in 2000. The E.P.A.’s scientists have recommended it … Read More

Stand Against Muslim and Refugee Ban; Tell Congress to Block Pruitt as Head of EPA; Reject Sandpiper Pipeline; Tell ACE and True Value Hardware to Stop Selling Bee-killing Pesticides; Say NO to GMO in Grocery Stores

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Keep Standing Against the Muslim and Refugee Ban Last week, a federal judge—appointed by President G.W. Bush—issued a temporary nationwide injunction on Trump’s illegal and unconstitutional Muslim ban. While this is great news, it is only a temporary halt to … Read More

Take Action: Stop the TPP; Tell Home Depot and Lowe’s to Stop Selling Bee-Killing Plants; Take the Pledge to End Food Waste

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Stop the TPP The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal could be up for a vote in Congress later this year, and we need everyone to speak out against it. The deal would take away regulations that protect consumers, workers, the … Read More

Take Action: Tell the EPA Not to Allow Radiation in Drinking Water; Ban the Insecticides Killing Our Bees; Tell Food Companies to Reject the GE Apple

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Tell the EPA Not to Allow Radiation in Drinking Water The EPA and President Obama are considering raising the acceptable limits of radiation allowed in drinking water after an emergency. These limits are put in place for the public’s safety … Read More

Take Action: Help Bring to Light Research That Could Save the Bees; Stop the Native American Land Grab; Save The Wolves

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Help Bring to Light Research That Could Save the Bees The USDA is supposed to protect our food system, not Big Ag’s profits. But instead, it’s working hard to suppress research that could hurt pesticide giants like Bayer and Syngenta. … Read More

Take Action: Endorse Two Critically Important Summer Nutrition Bills; The Decades of Deception Must Stop; Tell Bayer: Stop Selling Bee-Killing Pesticides

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Endorse Two Critically Important Summer Nutrition Bills One million low income kids and teens across New York State rely on healthy school meals each school day, but only one in three kids and teens statewide access summer nutrition programs. In … Read More