UN REDD is the official name for forest carbon offsets programs under the auspices of the UN Climate Convention. But before there was REDD, forest carbon offset proponents (to allow polluters to buy forests rather than reduce emissions) were already scheming ways to...
The New Zealand Herald's Brian Gaynor published a damning piece regarding investments in Rubicon, a primary investor in GE tree firm ArborGen. "(Rubicon's) performance has been dreadful, both in terms of profitability and sharemarket returns, yet it has had the same...
ALERT: Strategy Meeting to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees Taking Place in Myrtle Beach List of Experts Available for Interviews Provided Below North Myrtle Beach, 12 October–Indigenous peoples, scientists, lawyers and environmental experts will gather in North...
RT.com reports that "The national nightmare of apples turning slightly brown is coming to an end: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave commercial approval last week to the Arctic Fuji, a genetically modified apple that appears no different than its natural...
A Resounding NO to GE Trees Declaración de Asunción Rechazo a todos los Árboles Genéticamente: Un NO Rotundo a los Árboles GM (PDF) Declaração de Asunción rejeita todas as árvores geneticamente modificadas: Um esmagador NÃO às árvores transgênicas (PDF) We,...
GE Free New Zealand, a member of the Steering Committee of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees, continues to denounce research on genetically engineered (GE) trees by Scion, New Zealand's Crown Research Institute specializing in forestry science. Despite some non-GE...
Steffan Browning, Member of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa, New Zealand recently published photos of genetically engineered trees being grown in his country by the Scion company to his Facebook page. According to the Scion website, "Scion has been...
TimesColonist.com reports that City councillors have unanimously agreed to a motion last week calling for a set of rules to restrict genetically modified plants in B.C. and Canada. Canadians worried about the potential effects include Victoria councillors Ben Isitt...
Via Center for Food Safety Apple season is quickly approaching. And after the USDA approved the first genetically engineered (GE) apple last year, Intrexon – the company that makes it – has started planting the first commercial GE apple orchards! But we still have a...
Note: For a detailed list of articles and reports on the dangers and risks of CRISPR and other emerging GE technologies, please click here. Will We Soon Have Genetically Engineered Forests? Via Testbiotech: In China, the US and Sweden, new methods of genetic...