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Many native American Indian tribes were reutedly robbed of their lands by unscrupulous invaders who tricked them out of their territories for trinkets and beads. You may think that sort act was a thing of the past, until you read this Selling off the rainforest - a modern-day scandal. You might also question the value of turning your TV off at the plug and using energy efficient lightbulbs when you realise the consequences of this ecological vandalism.

According to the 100-page study, compiled by Greenpeace International working with Congolese ecological and human rights groups, if all the forests identified for logging are felled, it could "release" up to 34bn tonnes of carbon - nearly as much as Britain has emitted in 60 years.

Posted by bobpiper on April 11, 2007, 9:13 AM  |  view comments (1) or add another



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Snafu said:
April 13, 2007 9:13 AM | permalink

Shiny beads were better than guns and ammunition though!





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