Oct 20, 2020 | Featured, Forests, GE American Chestnut, GMOs, Press Releases, Pressroom, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
For Immediate Release: 10/20/2020 Public Comment on Darling 58 American Chestnut Closes Groups Across North America Oppose Release of Genetically Engineered Trees New York- On Oct. 19th the initial public comment period by the United States Department of Agriculture...
Sep 21, 2020 | Chile-All, Deforestation, Featured, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, No GE Trees News, Press Releases, Pressroom, Protests & Resistance, Rainforest, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
For Immediate Release – September 21, 2020 New York– September 21, 2020 marks the 16th International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations. The Day was created in 2004 by rural communities in Brazil in opposition to industrial monoculture tree plantations...
Jul 15, 2020 | Earth Minute, Earth Radio, Featured, Social Media News
Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod · Earth Minute: Genetically Engineered Bees Researchers at the University of Texas have genetically engineered bacteria found in the guts of honey bees with synthetic genes to supposedly enhance pollination effectiveness. If these...
Jul 10, 2020 | Deforestation, Featured, Forests, GE American Chestnut, Social Media News
Photo: Langelle/GJEP Moms Across America 10 July 2020 Theresa Church The global pandemic of Covid-19 has challenged the notion of business as usual and exposed a systemic crisis rooted in capitalism and the neoliberal economic model. The pandemic has proliferated in...
Jun 25, 2020 | Earth Radio, Earth Watch, Featured, Social Media News
Photo: Langelle/GJEP Barry Wray is the Executive Director of the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition, which he formed in 2010 in response to threats for the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill to the ecosystems and livelihood of the FL Keys. Barry, together with a team of...