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Posted By gpsea1 6 months ago in News

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Just as protecting the world’s forests is rapidly becoming a recognized necessity for fighting climate change, we have discovered that major fashion, food and sports brand names are unwittingly driving the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

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hyperbola6 months ago

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Not just in Brazil and not just cattle. For example, Cargill is causing major problems throughout Latin America.

A Cargill Tale: Spray it, Buy it, Ship it
http://understory.ran.org/2008/03/09/a-cargill-tal...

And, of course, we shouldn't forget that the factory farm in Mexico that generated the new swine flu is a Smithfield Foods operation.

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thoughtforsale6 months ago

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I don´t buy addidas products, because this brand produces with the help of children´s work, so now I´ve got one more reason to buy my running shoes elsewhere!

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awongscreen6 months ago

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Typical business friendly governments, or businesses controlling the governments. Destruction of the earth for a few dollars more. Does the human specie deserve to survive?

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