USDA Poised to Approve Risky Field Trial of GE Trees *ACTION ITEM*

[nosmokes]

and they wanna plant these frankentrees in baldwin county alabama. that's mobile. on the gulf coast.can you say hurricane, boys and girls? can you say tornado, boys and girls? we must have a buncha rocket surgeons at the USDA, huh?
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original-centerforfoodsafety

The biotechnology firm ArborGen has asked the USDA for permission to extend, and allow to flower, an experimental field trial of genetically engineered cloned eucalyptus trees in Alabama. The trees have been genetically engineered for cold tolerance and for delayed or reduced flowering. The trees have also been engineered with an unknown "confidential" marker gene.
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complete alert including petition to sign and links to other sources here

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Have you got a good reason why they shouldn't?

[nosmokes]

3. read the article.

it's an invasive species for starters. why does alabama need a *new and improved* version of a tree that isn't even supposed to be there?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. I'm pretty sure human beings aren't native to Alabama.

Is there a legitimate reason they shouldn't be growing these trees?

[Flabbergasted]

6. What gives you the idea human beings are not native to Alabama

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. I'm pretty sure we evolved in Africa.

Unless you subscribe to Creationism.

[Flabbergasted]

9. Is there a difference between evolving and "creating" a tree and plopping it down in Alabama?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. Not particularly.

[Flabbergasted]

12. Don't act like an idiot.

[kestrel91316]

2. When they cause genetic pollution and accidentally spread to

eucs already planted, and then the seeds spread and germinate in various places, are the owners of the land where they show up going to get sued by ArborGen like Percy what's-his-name in Canada was by Monsanto???

Just say no to GMOs and their genetic POLLUTION.

[Flabbergasted]

5. What need have we for cold tolerant/late bloomers in Alabama? nt

[TZ]

8. General Electric grows trees now? do they grow lightbulbs?

:silly: Sorry- my dad work for GE for 30 years and thats what I always think of when I see GE instead of genetically engineered..

[NashVegas]

11. Gosh, How About GE Lemon Trees in Canada?

Better yet, just wait for global warming.