Sierra Club
Sponsors Showing of the Film “Vanishing
of the Bees”
Contacts:
Linda
Melvin 570-586-2617Doug Heller 570-241-8244
dheller2@yahoo.com
The
Northeastern group of the Pennsylvania Sierra Club teams with Lackawanna State
Park to present the film “Vanishing of the Bees”.
For
several years now, Honey bees have been mysteriously disappearing all over the
world. Millions of bees leave their hives and don't return. Bees pollinate 1/3
of our diet. Without them, trees can't produce apples or nearly any other fruit
and many vegetables won't grow. Beekeepers believe there must be reasons for
the holocaust but the trend baffles scientists and frightens all associated
with the food industry from farmers to grocery storeowners. According to the
National Resources Defense Council, hive destruction continuing at the current
rate will evoke a national, natural disaster.
The
film "Vanishing of the Bees" explores the mysterious disappearance of
the small yet vital insect that helps farms from around the USA supply food to
the world. . The Sierra Club presents this landmark film on Friday, July 27 at
7:30 PM at the Lackawanna State Park Learning Center, 1839 Abington
Road. Penn State Cooperative Extension service educator and
beekeeper, Kim Carlen, will field questions and provide an update on this
disturbing trend. Ellen Paige narrates and says ,"This film can help
change this grave situation into an opportunity for people to come together and
make changes for the good of the bees and everything else on the planet."
We don't have to wait for the government to act on some of these issues. We can
do something today..
The
Sierra Club is the country’s oldest environmental organization founded in 1892
by John Muir. The club’s mission is to explore, enjoy and protect the
wild places of the earth. Practice and promote the responsible use of the
earth’s ecosystems and resources, Educate and enlist humanity to protect and
restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Use all lawful
means to carry out these objectives.
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