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We have a limited window of time to deal with the neonicotinoid crisis in New York. And YOU can make a difference! Neonicotinoids have been described as the worst pesticide since DDT.
They are responsible for plummeting insect and bird populations.
Their application shows absolutely no increase in farmers' yields.
By destroying the soil biome (and therefore the soil's ability to absorb carbon), they are a serious contributor to climate change.
Their use has terrible implications for human health - especially that of pregnant women and children.
We need to ban their use (which has been done in other countries). Luckily there is a bill in New York that would do just that - in a smart, targeted way: The Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856) - But we just have a few days to get it implemented.
Join the NRDC's Dan Raichel and Dr Kathy Nolan from Physicians for Social Responsibility to learn about the problem and then TAKE ACTION using the free, Climate Action Now App.
Together we can make a difference. Tell your friends!
About Our Featured Guests
Dan Raichel is Acting Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Pollinator initiative, which focuses on protecting our nation’s bee populations from the ever-growing threats to their health and existence—in particular, the use of bee-toxic pesticides. Raichel was formerly co-director of NRDC’s Community Fracking Defense Project and an advocate for the cleanup of industrial pollution in the New York region.
Dr. Kathy Nolan is a pediatrician, President of the Physicians for Social Responsibility, New York Chapter, and Senior Research Director at Catskill Mountainkeeper. Over the past three decades, as a doctor and bioethicist, she has served Ulster County and the Catskills by focusing on public health and the environment—playing an important role in achieving New York State’s pioneering ban on fracking by helping to compile and provide data on health harms associated with the practice to decision-makers. Kathy majored in philosophy and theology at Saint Louis University, graduating with honors, and received her medical degree, along with a Master of Studies in Law, from Yale University.
About Our Moderators
Tim Guinee, President of Climate Action Now, has been a veteran in numerous climate campaigns around the country, most notably as the Legislative Coordinator for the New York Climate Reality Chapters Coalition. Former Vice President Al Gore awarded Tim the Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award for his work on the climate crisis.
Our Sponsors
The Sierra Club Atlantic Chapteris a vital part of the Sierra Club, the country's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization. The Atlantic Chapter represents 43,000 members statewide and is dedicated to protecting New York’s air, water, communities, and remaining wild places.
NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
The American Bird Conservancy is dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
Riverkeeper protects and restores the Hudson River from source to sea and safeguards drinking water supplies, through advocacy rooted in community partnerships, science, and law.
The Climate Reality Project New York State Coalition is a group that was set up with the purpose to connect members across the state for joint action and friendship. In addition to coordinating an annual retreat, the coalition has several working groups which leverage our scale at the state level.
Climate Action Now is the creator and publisher of Climate Action Now, the leading app for citizen climate advocacy. App users take exponentially more action than users of conventional climate advocacy tools. The average app user takes 10 actions a day. In the last two years, users have sent over 1,000,000 messages to political and business leaders demanding climate action.