[Impact Voters of America?? They claim to be the nation's largest network of grassroots organizations???? The below obviously has an agenda...anyone know about this group? --MS] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:55:05 -0500 From: Jack Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Talking Points: The Rainforest Myths Welcome to the inaugural edition of "Talking Points", a FREE mini ezine dedicate to factual information on subjects of interest. If you wish further information on any of the articles, click on the appropriate link and depending on your selection, you will either receive the entire article, a summary, or be taken to a website. Should you have any suggestions, please click on the following link (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=comments) and include your comments in the body of the email. This edition of "Talking Points" features "The Rain Forest Myth." The next copy will discuss FACTS surrounding the recent run-up in gasoline prices and issue three will feature "Social Security: The Worlds Worst Investment." The Rainforest Myth Even before we enter school, we are made aware of earth's fragile environment. And although this fragility may exist, its existence is often overblown by those making a livelihood through the manufacture, promotion, and exploitation of alleged environmental catastrophes. Two such areas stand out among all others: Global Warming and the Rainforests. Hysterians and other special interests recently received a "spanking" on the American Investigator cable show called "Amazon Rainforest: Clear-cutting the Myths." This syndicated television program disclosed how the amazon Rainforest is actually one of the most intact and least endangered forests on the planet. Contrary to the claim made by Al Gore in his "Earth In The Balance," the world's tropical rainforests will not disappear halfway through this century. In reality, the Amazon Rainforest is not only holding its own, but is in a constant state of regeneration. As the Environmental Defense Fund concedes in their fine print, the amazon is actually 87.5%-94% intact. Patrick Moore, a Greenpeace co-founder (recently resigned), claims that the threats to the Rainforests are greatly exaggerated. He goes on to state "All these save-the-forests arguments are based on bad science." Moore also contends that if one were to accept the deforestation claims of the hysterians, "You would have cleared 50 times the size of the Amazon already if accurate." And contrary to claims the Amazon is "The lungs of the Earth," the Rainforests have only been around for an estimated 12,000-16,000 years. This by itself makes it difficult to argue the destiny of the earth is linked to it's health. Additionally, many eco-scientists believe the Amazon may actually be a net user of oxygen. Philip Scott from the University of London points out "In fact, because the trees fall down and decay, rainforests actually take in more oxygen than they give out." And no, there are not 100 extinctions of species per day as claimed by Al Gore, and there are not 50,000/year as claimed by Harvard's Edward Wilson. In fact, when asked to name a specie which has become extinct, Wilson couldn't name a single one! To receive a summary of "The Rainforest Myth emailed to you, click HERE To receive the full article (two parts) emailed to you, click HERE Thanks to you, the Impact Voters of America (www.impactnet.org) is now the nation's largest network of grassroots organizations! If you received this email as a forwarded item and would like to join our list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . This quarter's sponsor of the Impact Network is personal communications consultant, Senitel Communications. 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