that is how fast our rainforests are disappearing. destruction of these forrests makes them the #2 contributor of CO2 to our atmosphere... Rain forests fall at 'alarming' rate - National News - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington Amazon research raises tough questions - International News - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington
I think America needs to do a lot more to reduce our production of CO2 before we can point fingers at the Brazilians.
Brazil may well go the way of Oz if they don't watch it. There is a real risk that they'll turn the interior into a desert. This happened to Australia too, through deforestation in the pursuit of megafauna.
There is much to do in the US. Here are just a few articles on deforestation and farmland loss in the US. The last article is on illegal logging in the US. http://news.mongabay.com/2005/1116-forests.html http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/reports/preservation/preservation-reports/losing-our-natural-heritage--development-and-open-space-loss-in-north-carolina http://www.forestry.uga.edu/h/feature/development/index_html http://www.wakeforesttimes.com/business/economy/north-carolina-leads-nation-in-loss-of-farms-again.shtml http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/us/20timber.html?scp=14&sq=forests&st=nyt
