Save the Bees: A recent buzz in Chicago
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Save the bees
As bee populations drop around the world, endangering ecosystems and food production alike, we’re working to give bees the space they need to thrive.
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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Featured Resources
Guide to planting a pollinator-friendly garden
The buzz about coffee and bees
Save the Bees Web-Bee-Nar
We’re calling on Amazon to help save the bees
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.
Want to learn more about the ways our world relies on bees? Check out this link for more information.
The Latest
Statement: Bee-killing pollution spills from Nebraska ethanol facility shouldn’t have happened
AltEn, an ethanol plant in Mead, Neb., caused water and soil contamination in the surrounding farming community, according to an exposé from The Guardian newspaper. The facility reportedly accepted seeds treated with the class of bee-killing pesticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, from agricultural companies’ surpluses.
The buzz about coffee and bees
Traditional techniques in sustainable farming can play a role in protecting pollinators from overwhelming declines
USDA to resume key bee research after thousands of members object to cuts
If we want to save the bees, we need science that documents their decline and illustrates the nature of the problem.
Some good news for bees: EPA bans 12 bee-killing pesticides
On May 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled the registration of a dozen neonicotinoid-based pesticides known to harm bees—effectively banning them.
How our cities can play a pivotal role in saving the bees
Cities can do more to reverse bee die-offs than you might think.
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Blackledge
Steve
Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America