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Aristocratic eco-warrior charged over gm wheat vandalism by efwegbe erergeer
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Hector Christie, of Tapeley Park Lodge, Instow, in Devon, willappear at St Albans Central Magistrates Court on July 13,Hertfordshire police said. Mr Christie, an old Etonian and the son of Sir George Christie,head of the Glyndebourne opera family, has been described as aneccentric and well-known anti-globalisation campaigner. His actions on Sunday morning, when he caused what the RothamstedResearch institute described as significant, random propertydamage have been condemned by scientists, politicians and farmindustry leaders. NFU president Peter Kendall likened GM activists targeting the trial to Nazis in the 1930s in aspeech on Monday.
Local MEP Vicky Ford has joined the condemnation, describing the mindless and ill-informed act as bad for British science andbad news for fight against food poverty . Mrs Ford had visited the trial of wheat modified with a gene whichnaturally occurs in spearmint to produce a smell that repels aphidssuch as blackfly and greenfly, on Friday. She sought to addresssome of the concerns raised by activists who are threatening todestroy the trial. Mrs Ford, Conservative MEP for eastern England, said: So-calledcampaigners have targeted this trial, claiming that pollen couldcross-contaminate wheat in nearby fields. This is completelyinaccurate as wheat self-pollinates.
I saw for myself how the crop was being grown at least threetimes the distance from other crops set by regulators. The wheatwas also protected with barrier-planting to prevent wind carryingthe pollen. Britain has some of the strongest regulation on the planetfor trails like this, but actions like this just mean scientistsmove their research programmes overseas to less-regulatedcountries. She said people who are care about the environment should bepleased that scientists are seriously looking at ways to reducepesticide usage.
Rothamsted said the intruder had not caused sufficient damage todisrupt the trial. However, it faces a much bigger threat on Sunday(May 27) when a group calling itself Take the Flour Back isplanning a day of action at the site, including a decontamination . Rothamsted said Sunday s attack was consistent with the threatsmade by Take the Flour Back, although Mr Christie does not appearto be directly connected to the group. Eleanor Baylis, from Take the Flour Back, said the group had noinformation about this incident, but are relieved if the quantityof GM pollen released from the trial has been reduced . A Defra spokesperson said GM crops could offer benefits, but arejust one tool that could be employed to tackle the challenges ofglobal food security.
Protecting consumers and the environment is our top priority andwe re permitting a tightly-controlled, small-scale scientifictrial in which none of the wheat will enter the food chain, hesaid. I am Bathroom Safety Equipment writer, reports some information about mosaic floor tile , tile floor repair.
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