Tell Bayer to stop killing bees

Bayer, the global chemical company, is manufacturing a chemical that new evidence shows is killing off bees.

30% of our crops -- and 90% of wild plants -- rely on bees to thrive.

Bayer has paid for biased research that “proves” its chemical isn’t a problem. But now independent scientists in Europe have discovered that Bayer’s chemical is a high risk to bees.

Bayer makes everything from Alka-Seltzer to Berocca to flea treatments for pets. Bayer knows that it needs to keep its customers happy. If it realizes that its customers are outraged, it will have to pull its bee-poisoning pesticide off the market.

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Bayer: Withdraw neonicotinoids from the market.
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This petition has a goal of 50000 signatures
26-50 of 47169 signatures
Number Date Name Location Feel free to include your ...
47144 Sun Nov 18 22:26:39 EST 2018 Kathleen Kitchen Gaylord, MI , US
47143 Thu Nov 15 21:10:25 EST 2018 Kathleen Kitchen Gaylord, MI , US
47142 Tue Oct 30 12:41:33 EDT 2018 Penelope Mason Decatur,, GA , US Bees are so extremely important to our food supply.
47141 Tue Oct 23 09:55:39 EDT 2018 Maria Farina Philadelphia, PA , US STOP killing bees and other life. NO more neonics.
47140 Fri Aug 10 03:59:24 EDT 2018 Daniel-André Pont Vaulruz, CH
47139 Mon Aug 06 17:42:23 EDT 2018 Anonymous Santee , CA , US Please save these wonderful creations these are a gift from God!!
47138 Mon Aug 06 13:43:22 EDT 2018 Teresa Hall San Diego, CA , US
47137 Sun Apr 15 20:44:17 EDT 2018 Anonymous Arlington , TX , US
47136 Wed Jul 05 20:07:27 EDT 2017 Bonnie Conroy Windsor, VA , US This is an atrocity!!!
47135 Sun Apr 02 02:38:42 EDT 2017 Angelica Lynch IN , US
47134 Thu Mar 23 22:45:45 EDT 2017 Mike Barrett Montgomery, AL , US
47133 Thu Mar 09 08:12:11 EST 2017 Anonymous Lansing, MI , US We need bees
47132 Wed Mar 08 20:25:32 EST 2017 Anonymous poughkeepsie, NY , US All I can say is help the bees.
47131 Tue Mar 07 17:22:15 EST 2017 irene hanssen ON , CF
47130 Tue Mar 07 15:05:05 EST 2017 Mews Small small santa monica, CA , US
47129 Mon Mar 06 13:28:42 EST 2017 Diane Edge Atlanta, GA , US
47128 Tue Jan 17 19:24:50 EST 2017 Anonymous Goose creek, SC , US
47127 Thu Dec 01 09:30:54 EST 2016 Tamara Morillas Dallas, TX , US
47126 Thu Dec 01 09:28:46 EST 2016 Tamara Morillas Dallas, TX , US
47125 Fri Oct 21 21:47:30 EDT 2016 Robert Bautista Sacramento, CA , US In an effort to feed the world's population, common sense must out weigh greed for greater profits. Stop killing bees and other pollinators in the pursuit of agricultural growth.
47124 Tue Oct 04 22:04:17 EDT 2016 Jessica Lee Marshalltown, IA , US
47123 Sun Sep 11 22:24:01 EDT 2016 Susannah Landis West Hartford, CT , US
47122 Tue Aug 02 17:09:31 EDT 2016 Nimi Kataoka Palm Bay, FL , US
47121 Fri Jul 01 11:30:07 EDT 2016 Rachel Siota Las Vegas, NV , US
47120 Mon May 30 17:40:49 EDT 2016 Nick Panagiotidis Hebron, IN , US
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Background:
The dangerous chemical Bayer makes is a neonicotinoid. Neonicotonoids are soaked into seeds, spreading through the plant and killing insects stopping for a snack. These pesticides can easily be replaced by different chemicals that don’t soak so deeply into our crops. But companies like Bayer make a fortune from selling neonicotinoids - so they’ll do everything they can to protect their profit. It’s not just bees that are hurt by these chemicals. Research on rats found that neonicotinoids may also hurt human health, especially the developing brain. But as with the bees, we don’t know as much as we should about the health hazards, because companies like Bayer spend millions on research which muddies the water with biased studies. For Bayer, people’s health plays a distant second to their huge profits.

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