We need a protest here in Bangladesh against Eucalyptus trees whose proliferation is changing the natural landscape and the traditional skyline in the countryside of Bangladesh. It has been considered a eco disaster by environmentalists.
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16663-hundreds-protest-genetically-engineered-eucalyptus-trees-in-north-
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently considering a petition to allow the planting of ArborGen's eucalyptus trees, which are genetically engineered to tolerate freezing temperatures so the trees can be grown in the southeastern US and other climates that can be too cold for normal eucalyptus.
Opponents say the tropical, genetically altered trees would threaten native species and turn forests into mono-crop fuel generators.
"ArborGen is genetically engineering non-native eucalyptus trees to be freeze tolerant to feed ethanol refineries and biomass burners under the umbrella of climate mitigation," said Anne Petermann, executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project. "They want to convert biodiverse and carbon-rich forests into vast plantations of invasive, flammable and water-draining eucalyptus trees. This will be a disaster for the climate."
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16663-hundreds-protest-genetically-engineered-eucalyptus-trees-in-north-carolina
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently considering a petition to allow the planting of ArborGen's eucalyptus trees, which are genetically engineered to tolerate freezing temperatures so the trees can be grown in the southeastern US and other climates that can be too cold for normal eucalyptus.
Opponents say the tropical, genetically altered trees would threaten native species and turn forests into mono-crop fuel generators.
"ArborGen is genetically engineering non-native eucalyptus trees to be freeze tolerant to feed ethanol refineries and biomass burners under the umbrella of climate mitigation," said Anne Petermann, executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project. "They want to convert biodiverse and carbon-rich forests into vast plantations of invasive, flammable and water-draining eucalyptus trees. This will be a disaster for the climate."
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16663-hundreds-protest-genetically-engineered-eucalyptus-trees-in-north-carolina
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