What I want for my 40th birthday is $500

[arenson9]

Seriously. I want it in order to contribute it to the Bee the Change National Campaign and not only help save honeybees from extinction, but get a signed DVD from Ellen Page. Let me know by August 15th how much you're willing to pledge. If I get enough, I'll do one big pledge to get the Ellen Page DVD. Otherwise, I'll let people do individual

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[sirvalence]

There's some controversy about how seriously endangered the honeybees are: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2823/why-are-the-bees-disappearing

Bee the Change's website doesn't appear to mention anything about saving honeybees.

[arenson9]

The Straight Dope article gives me enough pause that I'm going to have to retract this. Appreciate the info.

As an aside, though, are you saying that none of the following are about saving honeybees?

- raise awareness about the bees and their vital role in our ecology (i.e. we are organizing a strategy summit with NGOs, environmental groups, beekeeping associations, women's alliances)

- provide solutions to the public to improve bee health and better our environment (ie, we are starting initiatives and petitions to legalize beekeeping across the US)

- help create an educational version of the documentary (We are organizing a campus tour)

- build honeybee sanctuaries to preserve bee health

These are just some of the ways in which funds will help us. There are many more specifics that we are happy to discuss with anyone. Just send an email to info@vanishingbees.com

[sirvalence]

No, mostly I'm saying that I couldn't find that info. I didn't look very long, but I sort of expected it to be someplace obvious.

Having seen that information now, though, I would say that statements about improving and preserving bee health--though worthwhile efforts of their own--appear display less intensity of concern than statements about preserving bees from extinction.