What if the American chestnut isn’t a lost species after all? Renowned naturalist Dr Bernd Heinrich shows us thousands of thriving wild American chestnut trees.
Not in a lab. Not through genetic engineering.
But on their own.
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New special episode of Breaking Green features journalist Jonathan Larson on US military commanders telling troops that war with Iran will bring on Armageddon. Listen to the new episode and follow us on Substack https://t.co/ai0EYJA2V9
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On International Women’s Day, women protested all over Chile. Co-founder of feminist collective LASTESIS, said, “everything we believe in is in danger right now–women, queer people’s rights, migrant rights, Indigenous rights, the arts, culture, and activism.”
@womenstrike_us
Chile: Far-Right José Antonio Kast to Be Inaugurated President March 11 as Human Rights and Mapuche Concerns Grow - Repression of Mapuche people projected to intensify
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Nigeria’s forests cannot wait – a logging ban means nothing without enforcement. Forest defenders risk their lives while loggers act with impunity. It’s time for action, not words. Sign now ✍️ #RainforestRescue#ActForRainforest https://t.co/FMAb9yJ8eE via @RainforestResq
“Please get the truth out about our son.”
Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse, was killed by ICE while trying to protect a woman being assaulted.
Trump calls him a “monster” and “domestic terrorist.”
Trust your own eyes. Unlike Trump, the video doesn’t lie.
This was a horrifying and common practice during the 2019 mass-uprising in Chile. National Police fired rubber coated metal pellets from shotguns at protesters' faces with the intent to blind them or damage their eyes. Now we have it on the streets of the US.
🎥YouTube Premiere: The Wild American Chestnut: A Giant Returns - Wed 10 Dec 4pm EST - Meet Dr. Bernd Heinrich & his thousands of wild American chestnuts in this feel-good holiday film about their amazing comeback! https://t.co/zGi7j94Ax1 @IENearth@dhlovelife@GMWatch
WATCH Dec 4 7pm EST The Wild American Chestnut: A Giant Returns Bernd Heinrich climbs this 2nd generation chestnut as part of a tour of the thousands of wild chestnuts on his land. Register: https://t.co/ksaIqIiMJf @DogwoodAlliance@foe_us@GMWatch@biotechaction@HoodwinkedH
"The offspring of these American chestnut trees are producing offspring. These trees are going to on and on." Register for Dec 4 premiere of 'The Wild American Chestnut: A Giant Returns': https://t.co/ksaIqIiMJf @standingtrees @GMWatch@DogwoodAlliance@foe_us@HoodwinkedH
“This isn’t a restoration project, it’s a genetically flawed science experiment poised for commercialization at the expense of our forests,” said @AnneGJEP, co-founder @GJEP123
“The forests deserve real science, not flawed experiments."
via @guardian
https://t.co/a4M2HJMNU2
Take Action‼️ USDA recommends APPROVING the defective #GMO chestnut created by SUNY-ESF and the American Chestnut Foundation. The release of this damaged GE tree into forests could derail the return of wild American chestnuts. SIGN ON https://t.co/H7zoUsMwt4 @GMOFreeUSA@GMWatch