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> Date: 4/27/2009 10:40:21 AM
> Subject: [Pollinator] Final Reminder-April 30 Deadline to Cosign
GroupLetter to House Ag Approps in Support of $20 Million forPollinator
Research
>
> Final Reminder. Deadline April 30.
>
> * Group Letter to House Ag Appropriations Subc in support of $20 million
in
> FY10 for pollinator research.
> + Letter including Signatories to Date provided below.
>
> * Sign On by e-mailing Pollinator Partnership’s (P2) Jennifer Tsang at
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> + Specify how would like to be listed.
> + Questions? E-mail Jennifer or call 415-362-1137.
>
> * Three Categories of Signatories:
> + Organizations of All Types-National, State, Local [if state or
> local, include city, state]-Examples: Nonprofits, Companies, Local Clubs
> + Researchers [Name, Title, Affiliation, City, State]
> + Individuals [Name, City, State]
>
> * SENATE Letter Later-We plan to sending the same letter addressed to the
> Senate Appropriations Committee leadership at a later date
> + Let us know if you’d like to be included on the Senate letter.
>
> **********
> May 1, 2009
>
> The Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Chair
> The Honorable Jack Kingston, Ranking Member
> Subcommittee on Agriculture
> Committee on Appropriations
> U.S. House of Representatives
> Washington, DC 20510
>
> RE: Request for $20 Million in FY10 Allocation to USDA for Pollinator
> Research
>
> Dear Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Kingston,
>
> The undersigned urge the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture
to
> allocate $20 million in Fiscal Year 2010 to the U.S. Department of
> Agriculture (USDA) to implement the new pollinator research provision
> authorized in the 2008 farm bill.
>
> Native and managed pollinators are essential partners in agriculture and
in
> healthy ecosystems. Today, Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a host of
other
> pests and pathogens, climate change, habitat loss, pesticide misuse, and
> other threats to the health and population of pollinators in North America
> could jeopardize the integrity of our food supply and healthy wildlife
> ecosystems.
>
> Honey bees and other pollinators make possible over $15 billion in
> agricultural products in the U.S., and as much as $250 billion worldwide.
>
> Investments in honey bee and pollinator research at the U.S. Department of
> Agriculture (USDA) have been stagnant for years and continue to fall far
> short of identified needs. The requested funding will underwrite critical
> unmet honey bee and pollinator research priorities that can lead to
> scientific outcomes urgently needed to address pressing health challenges
> plaguing honey bees and threatening the economic viability of beekeepers.
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Respectfully Submitted,
>
> ORGANIZATIONS:
> American Beekeeping Federation, Atlanta, GA
> Carmean Pest Management, Fresno, CA
> Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, Fresno, CA
> G.E. Consulting LLC, Buckeye, AZ
> Omeg Orchards, Inc., Dalles, OR
> Pollinator Partnership, San Francisco, CA
> St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and
> Labyrinth, Phoenixville, PA
>
> RESEARCHERS:
> Athena Anderson, Doctoral Student, University of Georgia, Athens,
GA
> Galen P. Dively, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland,
> Baltimore, MD
> Roger Downer, Ph.D., Research Scientist, The Ohio State University,
> Wooster, OH
> Karen Goodell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ohio State University,
> Newark, OH
> David W. Inouye, Ph.D., Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
> Rainee Kaczorowski, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University,
> Ithaca, NY
> Wanja Kinuthia, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
> Randall J. Mitcell, Ph.D., Professor, University of Akron, Akron, OH
> E.O. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
>
> OTHER INDIVIDUALS:
> Elise Acosta, San Francisco, CA
> Sarah J. Baker, Los Angeles, CA
> Lisa M. Banik, Waterbury, CT
> Edward Biesiada, Cleveland, OH
> Ron M. Bitner, Caldwell, ID
> Karen Brandenburger, Tigard, OR
> Jessica Brooks, Thomaston, ME
> Ti Bowen, W Terre Haute, IN
> Kristine Bucklin, Irvine, Ca
> Carol Burgoa, Occidental, CA
> Ingrid Carmean, Fresno, CA
> Kevin Chase, Orrtanna, PA
> Joan Chunko, Zion Grove, PA
> Zoe Cox, Winnebago, IL
> Deryn Davidson, Austin, TX
> Donna Davis, Tucker, GA
> Richard DeSimone
> Jessica Dixon, Maitland, FL
> Michele DuCharme
> Joni Earley, Arvada, CO
> Carol Evans
> Ben Fajen, Berkeley, CA
> Janet Feutz, Reston, VA
> Paul Franzese, Franklin Square, NY
> Bridget Gleason, Palo Alto, CA
> Peggy L. Gray, Gulf Breeze, FL
> Laurel Hopwood, Cleveland, OH
> Lorraine Hubbard, Navarre, FL
> Cynthia King, Morgan Hill, CA
> Jennifer Kleinrichert, Carlsbad, NM
> Loretta Lehman, Duncannon, PA
> Bebe Lemone, Oakland, CA
> Lolly Lewis, Cameron, TX
> Loretta D. Lynch
> Pamela Malmberg, La Conner, WA
> Grace Markarian, Washington, DC
> Michael Markarian, Washington, DC
> Janet McGarry, San Francisco, CA
> Sandy McNamee, White Rock, BC Canada
> Kay K. Mitchell, Pensacola, FL
> Kari A. Olson, Seattle, WA
> Mike Omeg, Dalles, OR
> Marian Petrovich, Brookfield IL
> Valerie Phillips, Morgantown, WV
> Marilyn Pipkin, Birmingham, AL
> Bethany Ratliff, King, NC
> Carol Reynolds, Columbus OH
> Linda K. Robertson, Felton, CA
> Lyle Stock, Brookfield, IL
> Margaret Stowell
> Betty Tharrington, Tacoma, WA
> Katarina Thisner, Mercer Island, WA
> Beth Todd, Cottage Grove, OR
> Virginia Tyack, Richmond, VA
> Wendy Velman, Idaho Falls, ID
> Joanna Voigt, Lawrence, KS
> Lewis Ward, Cambridge, MA
> Thomas Wilson, Baltimore City, MD
> Linda Zielinski, Philomath, OR
>
>
> CC: The Honorable David Obey
> The Honorable Jerry Lewis
> The Honorable Collin Peterson
> The Honorable Frank Lucas
> The Honorable Dennis Cardoza
> The Honorable Alcee Hastings, Jr.
> The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
> The Honorable Tom Vilsack
>
> ***********
> Sincerely,
> Pollinator Partnership (P2)
> 415.362.1137
>
> Transmitted by-
> R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall, Director of Public Affairs
> Pollinator Partnership
> O-(540) 899-3023
> C-(703) 509-4746
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