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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">"Neonicotinoids: The New DDT?" is a new documentary about the impact neonic insecticides are having on our environment. It had its broadcast premiere this week (KCET in California; Link TV (DIRECTV 375, DISH Network 9410) nationwide, but don’t despair, you can also watch it online at any time. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Produced by Earth Focus, the documentary features interviews with scientists, policy makers, and advocates, including Scott Hoffman Black of the Xerces Society, Prof. Dave Goulson of the University of Sussex, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and David Fischer of Bayer CropScience.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The documentary is less than half an hour in duration. You can watch it online at:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Link TV: <a href="https://www.linktv.org/programs/earth-focus-neonicotinoids-the-new-ddt/video/3837468553001">https://www.linktv.org/programs/earth-focus-neonicotinoids-the-new-ddt/video/3837468553001</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWLPORypiB8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWLPORypiB8</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Matthew</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">________</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Matthew Shepherd</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, Communications Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation     </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Protecting the Life that Sustains Us</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Stay in touch:     </span><b><span style="color:red"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/"><span style="color:red;text-decoration:none">xerces.org</span></a></span></b>          <b><span style="color:#17365d"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Xerces-Society/193182577358618"><span style="color:#17365d;text-decoration:none">Facebook</span></a></span></b>          <b><span style="color:#984806"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/enewsletters/"><span style="color:#984806;text-decoration:none">E-newsletter</span></a></span></b>          <b><span style="color:#0070c0"><a href="https://twitter.com/xerces_society"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Twitter</span></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">628 NE Broadway, Ste 200, Portland, OR 97232-1324, USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tel: (503) 232-6639 ext. 110; Toll free: 1-855-232 6639 ext. 110; Cell: (503) 807-1577</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070c0"><a href="mailto:mdshepherd@xerces.org"><span style="color:#0070c0">mdshepherd@xerces.org</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. To join the Society, make a donation, or read about our work, please visit <span style="color:#0070c0"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/"><span style="color:#0070c0">www.xerces.org</span></a></span>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>