Tell the USDA that GE freeze-tolerant eucalyptus plantations pose an unprecedented threat to forests and wildlife in the US and around the world. Tell them to reject ArborGen’s request to commercially sell billions of GE eucalyptus trees. Read More»
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Tell the USDA NO WAY on Genetically Engineered Trees
March 28th, 2013 by Amanda Rodriguez
New Company “EcoGen” Threatens Southern Forests and Climate
January 17th, 2013 by Danna SmithProgress Energy and Florida Power Embrace EcoGen’s Plans to Generate Electricity from Non-native Eucalyptus Plantations in the Southern US Read More»
Shake Up at ArborGen
March 22nd, 2012 by Scot QuarandaMajor shake up at ArborGen, the company trying to release GE Eucalyptus in the Southern US. Groups opposed to release include Dogwood Alliance, Global Justice Ecology Project, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and more. Read More»
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Release of GE Eucalyptus in the South
July 1st, 2010 by Scot QuarandaAn alliance of conservation organizations today sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its approval of open-air field tests of a genetically engineered (GE) hybrid of eucalyptus tree across the southern United States. The permit, issued to a company called ArborGen, which is a joint initiative of International Paper, MeadWestvaco and Rubicon, was approved May 12 with minimal environmental review. It authorizes the experimental planting and flowering of a new, genetically engineered hybrid on 28 secret sites across seven southern states — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. Read More»
USDA Approves Release of GMO Trees in the South
May 13th, 2010 by Scot QuarandaYesterday the USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service issued its decision to approve the mass-release of over a quarter of a million GE eucalyptus trees across seven states in the U.S. South (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina), despite overwhelming public opposition. Read More»
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