From: "Kevin Robert Dean" <qualiall_2 at yahoo.com>
> I'm not being cynical here or anything, but I really
> want to know. Those environmentalists who don't like
> deforestation AND don't like Genetic Engineering,
> would they be supportive of such a project as below?
>
> University of Texas, Austin
> 20-Oct-01
>
>
> Eliminate Need to Harvest Trees for Wood Or Pulp
> Library: SCI
> Keywords: UNIVERSITY TEXAS AUSTIN WOOD PULP PAPER
> CELLULOSE BIOSYNTHESIS
>
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While I'm not against GE per se nor a big fan of deforestation, why are those the options when the legalization of hemp will give us all the paper products we need [plus lots of other great stuff]. Well managed forests can handle lumber needs and let the above project flourish under some alternative property rights structure that's amenable to democratic controls.
Ian