The February 25, 2024 article by Eric Aldrich titled "The Search for “Lingering Trees” Offers Hope for Imperiled Species" was published on The Nature Conservancy's website, where it can be read in full. The article discussed how, through the use of apps like TreeSnap,...
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Genetically Engineered Chestnut Rift Widens
Jan 11, 2024
NOTE: The following Press Release is from the Global Justice Ecology Project. The Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates, and fundraises for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Press Release: Genetically Engineered Chestnut Rift Widens American...
USDA Reportedly “Pauses Work” GE American Chestnut
Jan 2, 2024
NOTE: The following Press Release is from the Global Justice Ecology Project. The Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates, and fundraises for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Press Release: USDA Reportedly “Pauses Work” GE American...
Genetically Engineered Chestnut Loses Backers
Dec 20, 2023
NOTE: The following Press Release from the Global Justice Ecology Project was posted by the Society of Environmental Journalists. The Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates, and fundraises for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Genetically...
The American Chestnut Foundation Bails as GE Chestnut Develops Growth Problems and Fails to Resist the Blight
Dec 15, 2023
On December 15, 2023, the following article by Anne Petermann, Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project, was published on the Independent Science News’ website. NOTE: The researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science...
Take Action: Send an email to STOP a genetically engineered American chestnut tree
Dec 14, 2023
Take Action to Protect our Forests from Genetically Engineered trees! On December 8, 2023, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced it is discontinuing its development of this GE tree called “Darling 58” due to unexpected problems. The researchers at the...
CBAN: Researchers Disown Their Own Genetically Engineered Tree
Dec 13, 2023
NOTE: The following is a press release from the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, a member group of The Campaigm to STOP GE Trees. It can also be read on CBAN's website. Canadian Biotechnology Action Network Press Release Researchers Disown Their Own...
Common Dreams: The Genetically Engineered Tree That Never Was
Dec 13, 2023
The transgenic Darling 58 chestnut tree as a sign of our collapsing regulatory ecosystem. NOTE: on December 12, 2023, the following article appeared on the Common Dreams website. It is written by Steve Taylor, the press secretary for Global Justice Ecology Project and...
Statement on The American Chestnut Foundation’s withdrawal of support for deregulation of the Darling 58 genetically engineered American chestnut tree
Dec 12, 2023
Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees For Immediate Release December 12th, 2023 Contact: Steve Taylor +1.314.210.1322 | steve@globaljusticeecology.org Statement on The American Chestnut Foundation’s withdrawal of support for deregulation of the Darling 58...
Democracy Now: “Green Colonialism”: Nigerian Climate Activist Nnimmo Bassey Says Africa Is Being Sold Out at COP28
Dec 8, 2023
Carbon trading at COP28 While at COP28 in Dubai, Nigerian activist and poet Nnimmo Bassey met with Democracy Now and discussed how carbon trading markets and other “false climate solutions” are negatively impacting attempts to reduce emissions and prevent catastrophic...