Sep 26, 2017 | Bioenergy, False Solutions, Featured, Geoengineering, New and Extreme Technologies, Social Media News
SAN DIEGO, C.A. – As the Bio-Based Live Americas conference meets today to discuss topics including industrial scale production of biofuels and chemicals via genetically engineered (GE) microorganisms such as GE algae, a new report suggests that these organisms pose...
Feb 7, 2017 | Bioenergy, Featured, Social Media News
Rachel Smolker, co-director of Biofuelwatch (BFW), published the following VTDigger.org commentary on the non-carbon neutral nature of biomass, which is often pitched as an environmentally friendly source of energy. Smolker, who holds a Ph.D. in biology, is an active...
Jun 2, 2016 | Bioenergy, Climate Justice, Featured, Forests, Fracking, Tar Sands & Pipelines, Social Media News
BiofuelWatch co-director Rachel Smolker was recently interviewed for a piece for Vermont Public Radio titled, Hinesburg Residents Prepare To Fight Vermont Gas Over Wetland Clearcut. Smolker is part of a citizen group that recently secured legal standing to fight...
Dec 15, 2015 | Forests, GMOs, Indigenous Peoples, Press Releases, Pressroom, Protests & Resistance, Rainforest, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 December 2015 New York (15 December 2015)– In the midst of the holiday season, while thoughts turn to roasting chestnuts, a handful of scientists are working to genetically engineer the iconic American chestnut tree which they hope to...
