From The Economist: Brazilian businesses rarely preach greenery. Yet last July, 20 months after Jair Bolsonaro was elected president, rampant deforestation in the Amazon roused 38 CEOs to speak up. Foreign investment was falling and trade talks were stalled. This …
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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Rainforest Destruction
Question: At what rate are we losing the world’s rainforests? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: According to rain-tree.com: If nothing is done to curb this trend, the entire Amazon could well be gone within fifty years. Massive deforestation …
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Destroying the Rainforest
As I noted in today’s Writer’s Almanac by Garrison Keillor, it’s the birthday of the biologist E. O. Wilson, who reminds us: “Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
