Tag: monocultures
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Report Details Potential Hazards of Genetically Engineered Trees Currently Under USDA Review
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers whether to approve the first genetically engineered (GE) forest tree for commercial use, Center for Food Safety released its new report, Genetically Engineered Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology. The report details the potential ecological and socioeconomic hazards of GE trees currently under commercial development. [caption id="attachment_311220" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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Vicious Cycle Links Loss of Pollinators to Diminishing Grasslands
The report lays the blame for this decline at the feet of intensifying agricultural activities on easy to cultivate land and the abandonment of cultivated grasslands, used for livestock grazing and growing hay …
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Worldwide Honey Bee Collapse: A Lesson in Ecology
We know what is killing the bees. Worldwide Bee Colony Collapse is not as big a mystery as the chemical companies claim. The systemic nature of the problem makes it complex, but not impenetrable. Scientists know that bees are dying from …