Perspective Magazine examines Falsehoods Behind Engineering Trees for Profit A March 15 2023 Perspective article by Wade Graham examines how the the tree-planting carbon offset market, which is worth billions and a key component of net-zero strategies, is based on...
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PRESS RELEASE: Results from USDA’s Latest Public Comment Period on the GE American Chestnut Tree
Mar 7, 2023
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...
New York Times: The first GE Trees have been planted in a U.S. Forest
Feb 17, 2023
New York Times: For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest Summary of Article: On Monday February 13, 2023, nearly 5,000 GE trees were planted in a U.S. Forest. The modified poplars, planted in Georgia on private land, were...
GE chestnut trees underperform against phytophthora, a root rot
Feb 8, 2023
GE chestnut trees underperform against phytophthora, a root rot The Capital Press article mentioned below reviews two approaches to reviving the American Chestnut tree, hybridization and genetic engineering. It notes that genetic engineering is not a silver bullet and...
Wrench in the Gears discusses the Roots of the GE Chestnut Tree
Feb 2, 2023
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
Jan 24, 2023
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
Dec 29, 2022
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...
Op-Ed: Expert Challenges USDA Plan to Allow Release of GE Trees in Wild Forests
Nov 28, 2022
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!
Nov 17, 2022
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!...
New Briefing Paper: FSC is Opening the Door to the Global Release of GE Trees (EN, ES, FR, ID, PO, JA)
Aug 19, 2022
Download the Briefing in English, Español, Français, Bahasa Indonesia, Japanese o Português. Tell the FSC NO GE Trees! Sign the FSC petition in English, Español, Português. English For more than twenty years, a core policy of the Forest Stewardship Council...