Submitted by quellerand t3_z8zo7x in worldnews
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LosCleepersFan t1_iye6596 wrote
It is wealth for a handful of people only tho. Usually soulless corporations pumping out products people don't really need but use.
k3surfacer t1_iye7nj8 wrote
These things are heartbreaking. Hope it reverses.
Helpful_Atrocity t1_iye8bgd wrote
Because people have a choice between dying now of starvation or making money to feed their families. It's the American way.
Old_Cheesecake_5481 t1_iye8ffk wrote
Most of its for South American beef.
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Helpful_Atrocity t1_iye8up6 wrote
*Our species. That applies just as much to you as it does to them.
quellerand OP t1_iye9t4l wrote
Actually, a lot of it is for soy plantations that will be used to feed animals all over the world. Soy needs a great amount of water so most countries are cutting on planting soy. Bolsonaro's administration saw this and tried to make a few bucks with it. Brazil is the largest producer of soy in the world currently.
Great_White_Samurai t1_iyebdfx wrote
Most people don't realize that the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil holds one of the highest numbers of endemic species in the Americas. It too is being destroyed at an alarming rate.
Nefariousnesso t1_iyebnun wrote
Definitely something a sane person would say, surely /s
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der_titan t1_iyeg98e wrote
You expect the US - who is the world's largest producer of oil and gas, and the world's second largest emitter of greenhouse gases - to go to war to be an environmental savior?
Beautiful-Dig-8972 t1_iyegygs wrote
The new president plans on pushing for more protectionism though right?
Splenda t1_iyehlx3 wrote
Murder sometimes brings wealth as well.
In capitalism there are far fewer "win-wins" than we are led to believe. Destroying the environment for personal gain may be the oldest path to wealth.
seekknowledge4ever t1_iyehpmv wrote
Looking forward to the change of the head of the state and protection policy toward the Amazon forest. January 1st 2023 right around the corner.
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seekknowledge4ever t1_iyehxsh wrote
Same goes to production of Oil and Gas and CO2 emissions.
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_SpaceTimeContinuum t1_iyeqkk1 wrote
I'm so glad Bolsonazi has been thrown out of power. His policies made deforestation much worse.
Blarget t1_iyeqmim wrote
Ima be the one person to go off topic. Why did you type ='s if = already has an S?
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dark_dark_dark_not t1_iyes1y6 wrote
Yep, and not because he is a good guy, but because he thik he can make good politics and profit from that, so it is very probable
Blarget t1_iyeu05w wrote
Understandable
percavil t1_iyex7xp wrote
>Deforestation = suicide.
not in the lifetime of the people who currently profiting from it
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Tedwynn t1_iyeyi2w wrote
It's almost entirely to create farmland, so next to none.
PhiloBlackCardinal t1_iyf585a wrote
This is such hogwash, Lula did that his last term as president.
dark_dark_dark_not t1_iyf6a40 wrote
I'm not saying he won't do it, I mean that there is good politics and important stuff in doing for Brasil beyond just protecting the environment.
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