Thursday, February 3, 2011
Gene Altered Eucalyptus Trees, Green Technology ?
An interesting article in the The New York Times stated the United States Department of Agriculture gave the ok to Arborgen to test plant 200,000 genetically modified Eucalyptus trees. The trees are modified mainly to overcome the cold temperatures and continue with regular growth. The goal of the Arborgen Co. is to efficiently use space and produce the most trees per acre. The production of paper products, wood pulp products, and biofuels is under criticism by Anne Petermann, “They’ve been a disaster everywhere they’ve been planted,” who is the coordinator of a coalition called the Stop GE Trees Campaign. I feel like Arborgen just wants to make some money and we need paper, all you have to do is just throw in biofuels at the end of the list and its ok. Eucalyptus trees are under skepticism due to their invasive nature. Is creating more paper waste to recycle a good or bad thing for the environment?

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Genetics,
Tree Gentics
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