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 Stories About: Brazil AND rainforests AND wildlife
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George Soros vs. the planet
Soros, Goldman Sachs financing destruction of Brazilian forests |
Glenn Hurowitz |
02 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Well, that whole beating George Bush thing in 2004 didn't work out, so now billionaire financier / Democratic fundraiser / anti-Communist crusader George Soros is back to his first love: making money -- apparently even when it comes at the expense of the planet. Sabrina Valle of the Washington Post is reporting that Soros is one of the biggest investors in growing sugarcane ethanol in the Brazilian cerrado, 'a vast plateau where temperatures range from freezing to ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, Brazil, business, carbon sequestration, consumerism, deforestation, ethanol, rainforests, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Double Trouble
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27 May 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Double Trouble The number of animal species in Brazil known to be endangered has nearly doubled since 1989, reaching 398, according to a three-year study conducted by the Brazilian government and released last week. Tropical wolves, rare parrots, and exotic frogs and turtles are among the many threatened creatures. The comprehensive survey of animal and plant life in the country found that natural habitats were i ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, population, rainforests, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Jungle Fever
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15 Aug 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Jungle Fever Vines are the hallmark of any self-respecting jungle -- picture Tarzan swinging in from offstage -- but the situation is getting a bit out of control in the Amazon rainforest, where vines are growing so quickly they are choking trees and possibly interfering with the ability of forests to soak up greenhouse gases, according to a study published in today's issue of Nature. An international te ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, Brazil, rainforests, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Amazon Grace
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13 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Amazon Grace Here's a little bit of welcome news from the Southern Hemisphere: The rate of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest has fallen sharply, according to Brazilian environmental officials. Between 2000 and 2001, the rate of logging and set forest fires fell by 13 percent, from roughly 7,000 square miles of forest destroyed in 2000 to about 6,000 last year. The Brazilian governme ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, deforestation, logging, rainforests, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Dead Bird Flying
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30 May 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Dead Bird Flying Upon hearing reports of his own demise, Mark Twain famously retorted that rumors of his death had been greatly exaggerated. The same could be said of the golden-crowned manakin, a small Brazilian bird thought to have gone extinct almost a half-century ago but recently rediscovered in the Amazon rainforest. The bird was found by German ornithologist Helmut Sick in 1957. That was also the last year anyone ever ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, rainforests, wildlife (all these topics) |
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