Something is killing our bees…
find out how you can help!
Nearly 1 in 4 native bee species are at risk of going extinct, and honeybee colonies are collapsing. Due to their key role in nature, when pollinators die out, other species go extinct as well. One leading factor is a class of pesticides called neonics. So, Environment California is urging our state leaders to ban the use of bee-killing neonic pesticides.
Environment California is a citizen-based environmental advocacy organization operating at both the state and national level. Our staff and members work to protect the places we love, advance the environmental values we share, and win real results for our environment.
We’re rallying local support to pass Assembly Bill 2146 banning the use of bee killing neonic pesticides on lawns, gardens, and golf courses. Currently, the bill has passed the California State Assembly onto the Senate, which is the farthest a neonic bill has gone to date. Environment California has been leading the grassroots movement by educating tens of thousands of people in Los Angeles. As similar bills have already been passed in Maine, New Jersey, and across the entire European Union, we are simply helping California catch up.
Los Angeles is the most influential city in California. One in four people in California live in Los Angeles. By going out into the community and going door to door, our nonprofit interacts with and educates thousands of voters in the United States each year. Actively getting the community involved in solving problems we all face, called a grassroots campaign, is our specialty. It is how we protect public health and take on the nation's special interest issues. As a citizen-funded non-profit, we know we cannot outspend these multimillion-dollar companies, but by educating and getting the community involved, we can bring people together. That’s how democracy works, and that’s what we utilize to pass the bills we work on.
This National Pollinator Week, come by the Green Tent to join that movement of Angelinos. Get a bee-friendly gardening kit, interact with our activist action station, and learn more about what you can do to help ban bee-killing neonics in our state!
Learn more about this campaign, and our other projects, at environmentcalifornia.org.
Bees are friendly and necessary for our survival…let’s help them out.