Community | June 17, 2009 | 9 comments

The Men Who Would Be God: The Silent Forest - Genetically Engineered Trees

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5rHZE9H7OA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eorganicconsumers%2Eorg%2F...

SeaJade
Why for god's sake - oh that's right, these experimenters on life (that would be yours and mine not just the trees and our food) just don't have enough money, power, and obviously intelligence.
1/5 ten minutes
"The Growing Threat Genetically Engineered Trees -
Award winning documentary film explores the growing global threat of genetically engineered trees to our environment and to human health. The film features renowned geneticist and host of PBS' The Nature of Things David Suzuki, who explores the unknown and possibly disastrous consequences of improperly tested GE methods."
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9 comments // The Men Who Would Be God: The Silent Forest - Genetically Engineered Trees // Video

  • ras_menelik
  • SeaJade
  • Dr_Evil
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      Dr_Evil  

    • I can't believe they've been allowed to do this without passing any law, I kind of saw it coming where the insects evolve to become immune to the trees, nature shouldn't be played with by corporations that only have one interest, money. If the biotech scientists can make a tree that produces more oxygen then I'm all for it but only if they do it in a bunker deep underground somewhere.

    • 2 years ago
  • JanforGore
  • SeaJade
  • SeaJade
  • SeaJade
  • SeaJade
  • SeaJade
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      SeaJade  
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    • Petition: If you would like to take action go to the link above:

      Experimental Genetically Engineered Trees Grown Across U.S.

      The USDA is currently taking public comments on whether or not the company ArborGen should be allowed to conduct 29 field trials of genetically engineered "cold tolerant" eucalyptus trees in the U.S. For the first time in history, this massive experiment, which is on the verge of being green-lighted, will literally be using nature as the laboratory to test more than 260,000 franken-trees. Scientists across the U.S. are voicing concerns over this proposal including:

      -The USDA failed to do an Environmental Impact Statement to assess potential negative issues related to the proposed field trials.

      -Studies have shown tree pollen can travel up to 1,000 kilometers. The spread of the these plants into the wild through seeds and plant matter is highly likely, and the impacts on native ecosystems from this invader are unknown.

      -One of the experimental GE tree varieties is a known host for cryptococcus gatti, a fatal fungal pathogen whose spores cause meningitis in people and animals.

      Comments are being accepted by the USDA until July 6, 2009. Take action today by using the form at the link above.

    • 2 years ago
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