FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/7/2023 The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published their draft Environmental Impact Statement and draft Plant Pest...
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Wrench in the Gears discusses the Roots of the GE Chestnut Tree
Seeing the Forest Through the Transgenic Trees – Guest Post By Ben Note: Thanks to Ben for forwarding this article that takes a deep dive into the issues and forces behind the promotion of the genetically engineered American chestnut. Anyone interested to know how...
Pacifica Radio Feature on Dangers of GE Chestnut
New Earth Watch: Why the USDA Must Reject Release of GE Trees in Wild Forests GE Trees Campaign Coordinator Anne Petermann was interviewed for an hour special on the Sojourner Truth show on KPFK Los Angeles, syndicated to millions of listeners across the country. She...
Canadian Chestnut Council Submits Comments Against GE American Chestnut
Click to submit your own comments regarding the USDA's draft decision to permit the un-monitored release of genetically engineered chestnut trees into wild forests "The Canadian Chestnut Council wishes to express its opposition to the release of the Darling 58 [GE...
This Holiday Season: A Gift for the Forests – The Wild American Chestnut is on its Way Back!
Note: tell the USDA genetically engineered trees are a bad idea and must not be released into the wild with the intention of spreading freely. Deadline extended to 1/26/23 Comment at: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/APHIS-2020-0030-8291 The wild American...
Op-Ed: Expert Challenges USDA Plan to Allow Release of GE Trees in Wild Forests
That new chestnut? USDA wants to allow the release of GE trees into wild By Environmental Historian Dr. Donald Davis https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3747170-that-new-chestnut-usda-plans-to-allow-the-release-of-ge-trees-into-wild-forests/ The USDA is...
Action Alert: Comments needed to stop release of GE trees into wild forests!
USDA’s Genetically Engineered Tree Public Comment Period Launched! Deadline 26 January 2023 YOU helped us get the comment period extended! We now have the opportunity to submit comments until 26 January 2023! Update (May 2023): Thank you for submitting comments!...
131 Groups Call on FSC to Uphold GE Trees Prohibition
131 environmental and social justice groups from 34 countries, including 10 FSC members, are calling on FSC to continue prohibiting the use of genetically engineered trees and to refrain from engaging with field experiments. Click here for the full list of signatories...
GE Trees Will Never Be Sustainable
Trading in Forest Stewardship? 10 October 2022 Source: Counterpunch by Lucy Sharratt Forest Stewardship Council prepares to facilitate the global release of GE trees The release of genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) trees is closer than it has ever...
93 Groups Call on FSC to Uphold GE Trees Prohibition
More than 90 environmental and social justice groups from 28 countries are calling on the Fores Stewardship Council to continue prohibiting the use of genetically engineered trees and to refrain from engaging with field experiments. Please see the full list of...