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Problems
in Paradise
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LAND OF SPLENDOR - BY JASMINE
A decision must
be made by the government of South America, by its people, and
by humanity itself. What will we do? What will you do? Is the
future of your children, grandchildren, or even great grandchildren
important to you? Is the cleanliness of the oxygen you are breathing
into your lungs right now a concern to you? Read
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PROBLEMS
IN PARADISE - By Heather
It is the beginning of the twentieth
century. The Amazon rain forest is largely undisturbed and unaltered.
Few settlers have penetrated into its moist, green interior. The
Amazon River flows, fresh, and clean, through this astounding
ecosystem. Fast-forward 100 years.
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DESTROYING
THE FOREST IS DESTROYING A CHANCE - BY PAUL
"The worst
thing that can happen during the 1980's is not energy depletion,
economic collapses, limited nuclear war, or conquest by a totalitarian
government. As terrible as these catastrophes would be for us,
they can be repaired within a few generations. The one process
ongoing in the 1980's that will take millions of years to correct
is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction
of natural habitats. This is the folly that our descendants
are least likely to forgive us for." Biologist, Edward
O. Wilson. Read the article that was inspired
by this quote.
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IS IT WORTH IT? - BY KRYSTAL
The rainforest is already being
destroyed by slash and burn, mining, cattle ranching, to the building
of roads and logging. Surely we don’t want to destroy it anymore
by building hydroelectric dams.
But the Brazilian government figures that they need to
in order to have electricity.
But even when the first few dams didn’t all work properly,
they continued to make more, and continued to waste more money.
That was a big mistake.
Especially since now they have to pay the banks back.
Iron ore is about the only way Brazil can make a large
amount of money soon, and that is how they are going to return
the money back to the world. Find out more
about these hydorelectric dams.
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ARE
THE DAMS WORTH WHAT WE ARE LOSING? - BY SARA C
Everyone knows about
how the Amazon Rainforest, as we know it is being destroyed. However,
most people tend to overlook that a major factor in this destruction
is the continual building of hydroelectric dams. Not only are
they affecting the rainforest, but all of the animals and people
who have suffered terribly due to this as well. Are
the dams worth what we are losing?
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MAJOR THREAT TO THE WORLD'S RAINFOREST - BY
JOSIE
Commercial logging!
It is a major killer of the Amazon rainforest. The logging industry
is responsible for destroying the Amazon Rainforest, an essential
ecosystem for species of birds, mammals, insects and hundreds
of pharmaceutical plants needed for cures for cancer and other
serious diseases. And for what? Pulp and paper, timber for construction,
mining operations, and cattle ranches are just some of the reasons.
Companies import tropical hardwood and are now exhausting and
destroying a vast supply of rainforests in slash and burn operations.
How much more can the forest take? Will the blades and fires
ever stop? Who will help? I am hoping that
maybe I can.
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