planetsave.com — Thousands of people rioted on Sunday in Paragominas, Brazil, protesting the government’s crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. The protesters burned vehicles, set the offices of the environmental agency Ibama on fire, and stole 14 trucks carrying 400 cubic meters of logs seized from illegal logging activities in the Amazon.
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teknomaker18Nov 26, 2008
Wow what an assh**e
iimaxiiNov 26, 2008
Sweet... Love this picture :)
cali141Nov 26, 2008
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fairdinkummateNov 28, 2008
I agree with the sentiment drake but your understanding of the issues is unfortunately as uninformed as the rest of the US.40% of the arable land in Brazil(excluding the Amazon) is unused. This land is cleared for 2 reasons:1 - illegal loggers sell off the timber2 - dodgy farmers use the land to produce food because it's cheaper to buy(because it's not meant to be used for agriculture!) than other legitimate farming landEthanol in Brazil is produced from sugar which is grown entirely in the south of the country. Less than 3% of Brazil's arable land is used for sugarcane. With more than 40% still unused, it's obvious that in Brazil ethanol is having no impact on food prices or availability.That said, I agree that it is ridiculously hypocritical of the US & other developed nations to expect Brazil to protect their forest to help absorb pollution produced in other countries to help create wealth or improve lifestyles.
fairdinkummateNov 29, 2008
A little understanding instead of the uninformed self-righteous indignation shown by a lot of people here would help greatly.The people protesting here have lived in this area for generations. Obviously they traditionally survived quite happily with the land & forest(hence why it exists now!). The Brazilian government is trying to do the right thing by protecting this rainforest. They have tried a lot of things to provide these people with work & a lifestyle outside of the rainforest. The largest Brazilian city on the edge of the Amazon is called Manaus. The Brazilian government made this a reduced tax manufacturing zone so that companies would build their factories there instead of in Sao Paulo or the other wealthier southern states. Unfortunately, although this has created a little work, multi-national companies have done what they can to skirt the laws & produce as little as possible in Manaus while still locating assembly plants there to take advantage of the tax breaks.This is exactly the sort of thing that makes this such a troublesome issue. There is so much pressure to protect the Amazon right from rich developed countries now primarily due to greeenhouse gas emmissions being produced in their own countries. Then you have large companies from those very same countries doing whatever they can legally, with no regard to ethics, to avoid creating the jobs required to help.There are no simple solutions to this problem & the morons above who are writing things like "Get a different job" obviously have no understanding of the world outside of their own strip mall filled cities & probably should apply for a passport & see the world!
paulmeirenseDec 22, 2008
@PaulorificVai tomar no cu! Otario!