Note: Living Carbon is one of the biolabs in the Bay Area The following is a Press Release announcing the launch of Biolab Watch, and Biolab Watch's submission of a letter to Berkeley’s Mayor and City Council. Press Release: September 19, 2023 Contact: Jeremy Gruber,...
GE Trees News
1st Edition: International Newsletter of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees
Welcome to the first edition of the International Newsletter for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees! Genetically engineered (GE, or genetically modified) trees pose serious environmental risks yet research on genetically engineering trees continues. While very few...
Native News Network: A Transgenic American Chestnut Tree is Coming. Who Is It For?
The article "A Transgenic American Chestnut Tree is Coming. Who Is It For?" by Maya Kapoor, first appearing September 12, 2023, was co-published by Native News Network, which delivers important daily news that affects the lives of Native Americans nationwide, and...
Lucro gerado pela indústria do Eucalipto no Brasil é mais valorizado do que a população e o meio ambiente.
O Brasil está prestes a liberar várias espécies de eucalipto geneticamente modificado, o que irá agravar uma situação ruim para a população e o meio ambiente. STEVE TAYLOR e ORIN LANGELLE - 26 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 No Mato Grosso do Sul, grande parte da floresta nativa...
Profit Trumps People and Planet in Brazil’s Eucalyptus Industry
Brazil is set to unleash several varieties of genetically engineered eucalyptus, which will worsen a bad situation. By Steve Taylor and Orin Langelle This article was produced by Global Justice Ecology Project and is based on a trip to Brazil by the International...
U.S. conservation investment routed to eucalyptus expansion in Brazil’s Cerrado
U.S. conservation investment routed to eucalyptus expansion in Brazil’s Cerrado A June 6, 2023, Mongabay article by Shanna Hanbury discusses how U.S. President Joe Biden pledged $50 million toward the initiative, claiming it would help conserve Latin America’s most...
PRESS RELEASE: Indigenous Environmental Network Urges Ban of Genetically Modified Trees and the Commercialization of Nature at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24/4/23 CONTACT: (314) 210-1322 | steve@globaljusticeecology.org Indigenous Environmental Network Urges Ban of Genetically Modified Trees and the Commercialization of Nature at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues...
As Forests React to Climate Change, Can Genetically Modified Trees Stand in the Gap?
Christian Yonker’s April 17, 2023, Article, As Forests React to Climate Change, Can Genetically Modified Trees Stand in the Gap? first appeared on the Sustainable Brands website. The article discusses biotech startup Living Carbon, which has developed a GE hybrid...
PRESS RELEASE: Major Development in GE Tree Debate as FSC Backs Away from Genetic Engineering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Taylor, Press Secretary, Global Justice Ecology Project: steve@globaljusticeecology.org | +1 314 210 1322 Forest Stewardship Council Backs Away from Genetic Engineering Following Global Campaign Calling on them to Uphold their...
REDD-Monitor: Living Carbon is selling carbon offsets with no peer-reviewed science to back its claims.
REDD-Monitor: Living Carbon is selling carbon offsets generated from planting genetically engineered trees: A false solution combined with a techno-fix on top of another false solution Chris Lang's March 18, 2023 article in REDD-Monitor is a great overview of...