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Old trees may soon meet their match
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 28th, 2010
New York Times: For millenniums, the twisted, wind-scoured bristlecone pines that grow at the roof of western North America have survived everything nature could throw at them, from bitter cold to lightning to increased solar radiation. Living in extreme conditions about two miles above sea level, they have become the oldest trees on the planet. The oldest living bristlecone, named Methuselah, has lived more than 4,800 years. Now, however, scientists say these ancient trees may soon meet their ...
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GM maize ‘has polluted rivers across the United States’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 28th, 2010
Independent: An insecticide used in genetically modified (GM) crops grown extensively in the United States and other parts of the world has leached into the water of the surrounding environment. The insecticide is the product of a bacterial gene inserted into GM maize and other cereal crops to protect them against insects such as the European corn borer beetle. Scientists have detected the insecticide in a significant number of streams draining the great corn belt of the American ...
ALERT! Urge Forest Stewardship Council to Stop Greenwashing Industrial Primary Forest Logging
Posted by Water Conservation Blog on September 28th, 2010
TAKE ACTION HERE NOW!
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and its members, certifiers and suppliers must commit to ending the certification of primary forest timbers [search], falsely implying it is sustainable to log 500 year old trees for toilet paper, lawn furniture and other consumer items. Please participate in EI's on-going global campaign to end primary forest logging, and to protect and restore old forests, as keystone responses to abrupt climate change, biodiversity loss and global ecosystem collapse. Please take action to ensure FSC stops certifying primary forest logging; even as together we continue to successfully confront rapacious logging companies and their government enablers - 4 major victories in last months alone!