Tag: Biodiversity
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Connecticut Senate Preemptively Bans GE Grass Seed
Connecticut State Senate bill no. 443, an act that bans the sale of genetically engineered (GE) grass seeds, passed the state Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 25-11. The bill shows Connecticut legislators are taking seriously the risks that increased pesticide use in residential areas pose to the health of the states residents, especially children and pets. [caption…
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Chimpanzee Charlie Free After Nine Year Struggle
The last known chimpanzee in Lebanon was confiscated from a zoo on Saturday and placed in Animals Lebanon’s care after courts ruled he was smuggled to Lebanon. [caption id="attachment_330196" align="alignnone" width="500"] Charlie was taken from the wild, most certainly saw his mother shot and killed, then survived being smuggled from Africa to Lebanon, and has…
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DOI Mitigation Strategy for Energy Projects Offers Hope for Threatened Birds
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a new strategy to avoid and mitigate the impact of energy projects on federal lands that should benefit imperiled species such as the Greater Sage-Grouse. The Strategy for Improving the Mitigation Policies and Practices of the DOI stems from Secretarial Order Number 3330 issued by DOI Secretary Jewell in…
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Group Bestows ‘Biomess Award’ on UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change for Support of Biomass
Campaigners have awarded the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) the “Biomess Award” after coming out on top of an online poll coinciding with a major biomass industry conference in London, with Drax and the Green Investment Bank coming a close second and third place, respectively. [caption id="attachment_330077" align="alignnone" width="440"] Photo credit: Biofuelwatch[/caption]…
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Genetically Engineering Trees for Biofuel Undermines Real Energy and Climate Solutions
Scientists and environmentalists today condemned a recent press release by researchers at the University of British Columbia announcing they have created genetically engineered (GE) poplar trees for paper and biofuel production, opening the prospect of growing these GE trees like an agricultural crop in the future. [caption id="attachment_330002" align="alignnone" width="500"] GE poplars with altered lignin…