The following is an excerpt from an email I got from a woman named Holly. I think it would be a great idea if you readers out there would follow some of her links.
…. You probably know I call myself filmmaker for change. This month I’m excited to share some important actions that will hopefully lead to change.
Please read about the Save America’s Pollinators Act below and please share this info widely. We have to remember we should be using the Precautionary Principal and not unleashing thousands of new chemicals each year without knowing if they will really be safe for humans, other species and the planet.
SAVE AMERICA’S POLLINATOR ACT Reps. John Conyers and Earl Blumenauer introduced H.R. 2692
Please bring friends together for an organic potluck and a screening of our film Vanishing of the Bees. Then get everyone to write letters to Congress and your local paper about why you care about the bees and importance of HR 2692. Ask them to share this link virally: http://bit.ly/12mBIPJ. Remember, if we don’t take united action together now, Congress might not either.
When you write your letters, you may want to mention that clothianidin was granted conditional registration by the EPA in 2003 and Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD was first noticed by beekeepers in 2004.
The European Union successfully banned 3 pesticides in the neonicotinoid family: clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam for a two year period. But of course Syngenta and Bayer are now suing the EU because of this ban.
Additionally, I just found out that a lot of the plants you may be buying at garden centers may also be tainted with these pesticides, so please take a moment to sign the petition asking the CEOs of these stores to stop this deadly practice.
THE IMPACT OF ONE FUTURE360 TV COMPETITION The Impact of One is in the running to screen at SXSW Eco Oct 7-9th.