Seeds covered with pesticides are killing bees
150 million acres of America's crops are planted with pesticide coated-seeds that are killing bees. Two states have said enough is enough.
Save the bees
We are working to save the bees - from asking Amazon to stop selling bee-killing pesticides to sharing bee-friendly garden tips - and you can help.
Bees play a crucial role in our lives. But as our society uses more pesticides, their populations are plummeting. Fortunately, we know how to help them: protecting already-existing bee habitat, expanding habitat by planting pollinator-friendly plants in our own gardens and on public lands, and ending the worst uses of the pesticides that are killing them. Together, we can save the bees.
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For struggling butterflies, if it’s not one pesticide, it’s another
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Guide to planting a pollinator-friendly garden
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Did You Know?
Around the world, 75% of all food crops and a full 90% of all wild flowering plants rely on bees for pollination.
Learn more about the ways our world relies on bees.
Supporting Environment Colorado is the very best way we can reverse environmental deterioration and improve the quality of our many treasured state resources including water, air, farmland and incomparable natural wonders.Tim and Julie Walsh, Members, Environment Colorado
The best way we can reverse environmental deterioration
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Colorado expands conservation efforts to include invertebrates and rare plants
Bees and other insects are just as important to our ecosystems as eagles, bighorn sheep and coyotes. A newly signed Colorado law will ensure they are included in conservation efforts.
A small, important win for bees in Colorado
Now that bees are animals under Colorado law, the state can use existing funds and programs to protect them
3 ways neonic pesticides are harming bees
Neonicotinoid pesticides are called “bee-killing pesticides” for a reason. But what exactly do they do to bees?
Why we should save the bees, especially the wild bees who need our help most
Protecting pollinator habitat and cutting back on the use of bee-killing pesticides can help save bees of all stripes.
New grants can make our roadsides bee-friendly
Bees need more habitat. Our highways can help.
Team
Blackledge
Steve
Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America
Rakov
Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network
