Anne Peterman, Author at Toward Freedom

Actions Spreading Across the U.S. Against Corporate-Driven Climate Policy

Anne Peterman September 22, 2009 Anne Peterman

Pittsburgh, PA--As groups protest the Pittsburgh International Coal Conference days before the G-20 arrives in the city, additional actions against U.S. climate policy and the fossil fuels industry took place on both the east and west coasts.

Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Genetically Engineered Trees

Anne Peterman July 16, 2009 Anne Peterman

Nearly 17,500 public comments were sent to the US Department of Agriculture opposing their recommendation for approval of an ArborGen proposal to plant over a quarter of a million genetically engineered (GE) eucalyptus trees. Only 39 favorable comments were received by the USDA. If allowed, the plantings would take place on 330 acres of land across seven states in the Southern U.S., to supposedly feed future cellulosic ethanol production.

Genetic Eucalyptus Trees Threaten Southern U.S.

Anne Peterman June 25, 2009 Anne Peterman

Photo: Orin Langelle

The U.S. government is set to approve a request from ArborGen, the genetically engineered (GE) tree research and development giant, for permission to plant 260,000 GE cold tolerant eucalyptus trees in 29 "field trials" across seven southern U.S. states. Approval of such a large-scale planting of these dangerous flowering GE forest trees in the U.S. is completely unprecedented.