GE Trees in 2016 Press Package

Welcome to the GE Trees in 2016 Press Package Page. Below you will find individual research materials from the speakers featured on the GE Trees in 2016 Telepress Conference, which took place on Feb. 9.

 

PRESENTATION VIDEO

See the GE Trees in 2016 Webinar Video below.

Note: The presentation segments were re-recorded after the presentation for technical and time related reasons. Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher’s segment is not included in this video, but her research is available below. 

GOOGLE SHEETS VISUAL PRESENTATION

THE PANELISTS AND THEIR DOWNLOADABLE (PDF) RESEARCH MATERIALS

Anne Petermann – Executive Director of Global Justice Ecology Project and International Coordinator for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees

• Anne Petermann’s Remarks
• History of Arborgen
• ArborGen Original PR 1999
• GE Trees will Increase Deforestation
• GE Trees and Certification
• History of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees
• UN Decision on GE Trees

Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher – PhD in Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology, Co-Director of EcoNexus

• Genetic Engineering in Plants and the “New Breeding Techniques” (NBTs) – EcoNexus
• Genetically Engineered Trees & Risk Assessment by the Federation of German Scientists
• Transformation-induced mutations in transgenic plants

Dr. Doug Gurian-Sherman – PhD in Plant Pathology, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety

• GE Tree Species and Regulation – Dr. Doug Gurian-Sherman

Dr. Rachel Smolker – PhD in ecology/biology, Co-Director of BiofuelWatch.

• GE Trees and Biomass outline and notes – Dr. Rachel Smolker
• Red Rocks Biofuels Media Briefing
• Destructive biofuels and wood-based biomass out of next Renewable Energy Directive

BJ McManama – GE Trees Campaigner for Indigenous Environmental Network

• GE Trees and Indigenous Lands – BJ McManama

Additional Research

• GE Tree University research by Ruddy Turnstone
• GE American Chestnut Update
• GE Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology – Center for Food Safety