An advocacy group in New Jersey is taking a stand against Amazon, arguing that the retail giant has two faces, selling products to both promote and oppose it.
As part of a fundraising campaign to strengthen its business in 2023, Environment New Jersey is asking Amazon to remove bee-killing pesticides from its digital shelves.
The mega-retailer has no shortage of “Save the Bees” shirts and hats for sale, says a group note, and is launching a wide variety of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides (a.k.a. neonics) on the very same platform. offers.
Neonics poisons the central nervous system of bees. His quarter of bee species are at risk, supporters say.
Doug O’Malley, Environmental Director, said: new jersey.
Recent studies point to neonics as a major contributor to the disappearance of bees. His 2020 report for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection noted that classes of chemicals were detected in more than half of the hundreds of surface water samples analyzed.
“Corporate citizens need to act, especially Amazon, America’s largest retailer,” O’Malley said.
As of Thursday night, Amazon has not responded to New Jersey 101.5’s request for comment.
Retailers such as The Home Depot and Lowe’s are moving to remove neonicotinoids from their products.
In early 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a law that severely limits the sale and use of neonicotinoids in horticultural states.
Dino Flammia is a reporter for the New Jersey 101.5. You can contact him at his dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com.
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