Alberto, This is the preamble to an online "petition" I recieved this from a
friend. I was wondering if you knew wether or not it is valid (it sounds
suspicious to me.) Thanks,
Doug
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<< Brazilian congress is now voting on a project that will reduce the Amazon
forest to 50% of its size. The area to be deforested is 4 times the size of
Portugal and would be mainly used for agriculture and pastures and for
livestock... All the wood is to be sold to international markets in the form
of woodchips, by multinational companies... The truth is that the soil in the
Amazon forest is useless without the forest itself. Its quality is very acidic
and the region is prone to constant floods. At this time more than 160.000
square kilometers deforested with the same purpose, are abandoned and in the
process of becoming deserts. We cannot let this happen in silence. Copy the
text into a new email, put your complete name in the list below, and send to
everyone you know. >>
