We are living through challenging times, and with so much uncertainty on our plates, it is sometimes hard to step back and take a look at the larger picture. However, I am going to ask you to do just that. Step back and imagine a world without wildlife and diversity. That is what we are facing if we don’t reverse course right now! Scientists are warning us that 1 Million Species are at Risk of Extinction. This past December, 23 species were declared extinct — forever wiped from the face of the earth.

Habitat destruction, rampant trade in wild plants and animals, climate change, and other human-caused activities are largely at fault, and we need every nation to do their part for our future before it’s too late! The fossil fuel industry, mining companies, Big Ag, and other polluters are largely responsible. As humans, it is our responsibility to fix this.

TAKE ACTION!

And scientists say that one million more plant and animal species risk extinction, many within the next few decades — largely due to habitat destruction, trade in wild plants and animals, industrialization, runaway climate change, and other human-caused activities, often driven by the fossil fuel industry, mining companies, Big Ag, and other polluters.

Next month, NRDC‘s (Natural Resources Defense Council) will have a chance to sit at the table with a team of wildlife scientists and experts to negotiate an end to human-caused species extinction, and they need the help of powerful voices and supporters like you and me.

Let’s help generate 40,000 petition signatures calling for strong action under the Convention on Biological Diversity to save imperiled species from extinction, and protect the habitat wildlife need to survive.

Sign here and NRDC will deliver the letters straight to the negotiation table!

Help Push Our NYS Lawmakers to Pass the Birds and Bees Protection Act!

Please send a letter to Assemblymember Edward Ra, Commissioner, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation Basil Seggos, and Senator Anna Kaplan urging them to pass this critical legislation to ban harmful uses of neonics and make New York a national leader in safeguarding pollinators, waterways, people, and the future of our food supply.

Neonics are responsible for killing the bees and other pollinators we depend on for a robust food supply. These neurotoxic pesticides are found in the water we drink, the food we eat, and inside our bodies.

The State Senate passed the Birds and Bees Protection Act last June and now it’s up to the Assembly to pass it before the end of the legislative session.

Chemical companies and other special interest groups don’t want to see this legislation passed, and you can bet they’re doing their best to stop it.

But here are the facts they don’t want you (or your lawmakers) to know:
* Evidence links neonic exposure to neurological damage and malformations of the developing human heart and brain — and half of the U.S. population is exposed to neonics on any given day.
* A recent study showed that roughly 30% of Long Island groundwater samples contain neonics.
* Numerous studies have shown that these toxic chemicals are a leading cause of staggering losses of bees and other pollinators that are critical to our food supply.
* Evidence also increasingly links neonic contamination with widespread bird declines.
* A report from Cornell revealed that neonic-treated seeds don’t even improve crop yields for farmers — but just one neonic-treated corn seed contains enough active ingredient to kill a quarter million bees or more.
The stakes for our health and our food supply are too high. We can’t let our voices get drowned out by opposition groups.

Please, send a letter to your assemblymember telling them that New Yorkers can’t wait any longer to ban harmful and unnecessary uses of neonics.

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