For Immediate Release 7 June 2017 Concepción, Chile - Today the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) 2017 Tree Biotechnology Conference was forced to cancel its field … [Read more...]
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Plantations Save the Day! (Or not…); Plantaciones Salvan el Dia! (O nó …)
Traducción al español después de inglés Fernando Raga representing CORMA at the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference, speaking in the session called "Chilean Forestry and the Adoption of New … [Read more...]
About our new Chile Blog: Campaign to STOP GE Trees To Document Impacts of Tree Plantations in Chile
Ancient Araucaria forest in Chile. Photo Petermann 2004 Members of the Steering Committee of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees from four continents will travel to Chile from March 20-30 to meet with … [Read more...]
Spread of GE Bentgrass Shows Potential Invasiveness of GE Trees
Scott's creeping bentgrass is genetically engineered to withstand applications of Monsanto's Roundup. GE bentgrass escaped from test trials in Oregon in 2003 and are still uncontained after years of … [Read more...]
Asunción Declaration Rejects GE Trees: The Global Movement Grows
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 … [Read more...]
Welcome to the STOP GE Trees Indigenous People & Forests Blog
Genetically Engineered (GE) Trees will increase the damages caused by deforestation to indigenous people and their way of life. Here at the STOP GE Trees Indigenous People & Forests Blog, we will … [Read more...]
NEPA UNDER ATTACK! TELL TRUMP ‘HANDS OFF NAT’L ENV LAW’ BEFORE AUG. 20
NEPA UNDER ATTACK! TELL TRUMP ‘HANDS OFF NAT’L ENV LAW’ BEFORE AUG. 20 Note: Thanks to a major effort by eco and other groups in the US (including GJEP), the period for commenting on the … [Read more...]
TOP CLIMATE SCIENTIST JOINS COALITION IN CALLING FOR AN END TO CLEARCUTS AND TIMBER PLANTATIONS
TOP CLIMATE SCIENTIST JOINS COALITION IN CALLING FOR AN END TO CLEARCUTS AND TIMBER PLANTATIONS One of the world’s leading climate scientists joined a coalition of 18 conservation, scientific, … [Read more...]
Chile: Mega Forest Fires, Corporate Crime and Impunity
Chile: Mega Forest Fires, Corporate Crime and Impunity Tree plantation companies have enormous power and impunity in Chile. The fires of 2017 demonstrated the collusion between these … [Read more...]
GMO Chestnuts in Chestnut Ridge Park?
GMO Chestnuts in Chestnut Ridge Park? This Op-Ed, written by GJEP Executive Director Anne Petermann was published in The Public, a local weekly paper in Buffalo, NY in response to articles in the … [Read more...]
Biosafety in Danger – How Industry, Researchers and Negotiators Collaborate to Undermine the UN Biodiversity Convention
Documents released to Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) by the Dutch Ministry of Health reveal an industry-aligned collaboration between biotech corporations, researchers and regulators, that seeks … [Read more...]
The Energy Charter Treaty and the Power of Corporations to Halt the Energy Transition
The Energy Charter Treaty and the Power of Corporations to Halt the Energy Transition Nina Holland, steering committee member with the Campaign to STOP GE Trees, is a researcher and campaigners … [Read more...]
Renewable Energy Subsidy Rule Changes Rule Out Inefficient Biomass Combined Heat and Power Projects
Renewable Energy Subsidy Rule Changes Rule Out Inefficient Biomass Combined Heat and Power Projects Biofuelwatch is part of the Campaign to Stop GE Trees Planning Committee New rule … [Read more...]
Growing Demand for Amazon to Stop Selling Genetically Engineered Apples
Growing Demand for Amazon to Stop Selling Genetically Engineered Apples SIGN THE PETITION HERE VIA ACTIONNETWORK.ORG Despite public opposition, USDA approved Intrexon’s … [Read more...]
Petition: Burning Wood for ‘Green’ Power? No Thanks!
The EU is currently deciding on the expansion of renewable energy until 2030, with wood slated as the main biofuel. With Europe’s forests in a sad state, we need to stop even more trees from going up … [Read more...]
DRAX’s Biomass Carbon Capture Announcement Exposes Fallacy of BECCS
Drax’s biomass carbon capture announcement exposes fallacy of supposed climate fix, campaigners say The environmental campaign group Biofuelwatch [1] slams Drax Power Station’s announcement of a … [Read more...]
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