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The dark side of Bio-Fuel: Space Imaging shows increase in Brazillian rainforest destruction
"...the tide appeared to have turned against the illegal deforestation that has disfigured the world's largest tropical rainforest... Yesterday, however, the good news came to a halt when ministers admitted that after three years on the ... More
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submitted 349 Days Ago, www.guardian.co.uk
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Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat
This is something I have been reading up on over the last year...good to see it get into mainstream media... Economically encouraging the world to chop down rainforests to grow soybeans is not the best answer! "Almost all biofuels used ... More
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submitted 290 Days Ago, www.nytimes.com
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Biofuel is the biggest contributor to climate change
The accelerating expansion of the biofuel industry is having all sorts of catastrophic impacts. Most of all it is increasing the demand for raw materials like palm oil, soy, sugar cane and jatropha – and consequently the clearing of land ... More
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submitted 276 Days Ago, www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
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Gordon Brown Launches Fund to Save Congo Rainforest
It is a great honour to mark the launch of the Congo Basin Forest Fund. Together we are pledging to work together to secure the future of one of the world’s last remaining ancient forests. As the world's second largest rainforest, the ... More
brooklyn
submitted 196 Days Ago, www.greenbeltmovement.org
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