Mar 21, 2023 | False Solutions to Climate Change, GE Trees, GMOs, Press Coverage, Social Media News
The Wild American Chestnut Is On Its Way Back This article, written by Anne Petermann and Steve Taylor, originally appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Heartwood community’s biannual newsletter Heartbeat. By Anne Petermann and Steve Taylor MAINE – On his land...
Mar 15, 2023 | Carbon Markets / Carbon Offsets, Featured, GE Trees, GMOs, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
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...
Mar 7, 2023 | False Solutions to Climate Change, Forest Protection, GE Trees, GMOs, Press Releases, Protests & Resistance, Social Media News, Take Action!
Comments by Organizations Against the Deregulation of the GE American Chestnut are Profiled on GJEP Website FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/7/2023 The United States Department of Agriculture’s...
Feb 17, 2023 | Carbon Markets / Carbon Offsets, Forest Protection, GE Trees, GMOs, Press Coverage, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
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...
Feb 15, 2023 | False Solutions to Climate Change, GE Trees, GMOs, Indigenous rights, Press Coverage, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
Down To Earth: Are genetically-engineered trees really ‘the future’ This Down To Earth article examines the fierce debate over the promises and perils of genetic engineering heard at the recently concluded 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on...
Feb 8, 2023 | False Solutions to Climate Change, Forest Protection, GE Trees, GMOs, Press Coverage, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
Capital Press: GE chestnut trees susceptible to phytophthora 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...
