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  Global Warming

  Want to help slow global warming? Buying a hybrid is a good idea. But supporting indigenous rights in Borneo is a better idea--by several orders of magnitude. Don't believe me? You do the math: In 1997-98 the Indonesian government set fire to a vast tract of Borneo rainforest to clear the land for agriculture. The resulting plume of smoke produced more CO2 pollution in a few months than did ALL OF EUROPE of the ENTIRE YEAR (Nature. 2002 Nov 7;420(6911):61-5). Watch out world, more and bigger fires are coming: http://www.orangutan.org.au/193.html. Most of the Borneo land slated for oil palm plantations belongs to indigenous tribes, many of whom are fighting hard to keep the forest in tact. They need help. We need them to succeed. The Borneo Project works hard to help indigenous people fighting keep their forest standing (and everybody's atmosphere cooler). For a small, largely volunteer group, we've had some remarkable successes. Want to give little David a stone to hurl at the Goliath of global warming? Check us out on line at http://borneoproject.org/ and help fund a cooler future.On Gore-backed group will spend big to convince Americans climate change is real posted 3 years, 5 months ago 6 Responses