Protecting Pollinators with Legislation
from Be the Change
Developed in the 1990s - Neonicotinoids or “Neonics” are the most widely used pesticides used in agriculture around the world today. Thought to be a safer pesticide, we now know they contribute to bee colony collapse, have decimated fish farms, contaminated water and are a known neurotoxin to humans. One seed treated with this pesticide will kill a small bird. If you have eaten anything non organic - you have ingested this pesticide. Today I am speaking with the Acting Director of NRDC’s Pollinator Initiative, Dan Raichel and Dr. Kathleen Nolan, pediatrician and Co Founder and Director of Concerned Health Professionals of New York. We will discuss why it is crucial to our health and future generations that we ban neonics once and for all and how you can be a part of it by getting The Birds and Bees Protection Act passed in NY State.
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