http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/22/forests.conservation
quote:
"...this year, the tensions grew, following the release of satellite
images, produced by the government, which showed a sudden spike in
deforestation. Silva called a press conference, at which she blamed
the destruction in part on soy farmers clearing more land for their
crops. Her comments are re****ted to have infuriated Lula. Silva
described the rise in deforestation as a "cancer"; Lula rebutted that
it was an "itch", at most a "little tumour". It was becoming obvious
that something had to give. Last week, in a move widely seen as a snub
to Silva, Lula placed Mangabeira Unger, known for his controversial
ideas on development and industrialisation, in control of a new
sustainable development scheme for the Amazon. Simultaneously, several
Amazonian politicians, among them Blairo Maggi, one of the world's
leading soy producers, mounted a lobby to overthrow measures that
banned banks from loaning money to fund projects in areas of illegal
deforestation.
"This was the last straw," says Sergio Leitao of Greenpeace. "How many
times was she forced to back down? She didn't want to be responsible
for this and so she said: 'Not on my watch.'"
....stop killing the animals mmmmmmmaaaaaaannnnnn. (Oh but we are
better human beings than you because we are vegan.)
|
