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Climate change made it easier for the mountain pine beetle to thrive in British Columbia, but logging and fire protection made it impossible for Interior forests to withstand the devastating pest, warns a new report.
Times of India | January 22, 2000
TORONTO - What would happen if a genetically modified crop, such as corn made resistant to a certain pest, spread its seed through cross-pollination to mix with unaltered plants?
Might such tampering with the building blocks of life disrupt nature's fragile food chain? Hasten the extinction of species? Unleash a biological time bomb?
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | February 17, 2004
Contact: Dennis Olson, 612-870-3412, dolson@iatp.org
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EDMONTON -- Alberta will wrap up its aggressive summer campaign against the spread of the destructive mountain pine beetle by burning a forested valley northwest of Jasper.