Sumatran deforestation driving climate change and species extinction, report warns
“A study from WWF claims that converting the forests and peat swamps of just one Sumatran province into plantations for pulpwood and palm oil is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands, and is endangering local elephant and tiger populations.” – guardian.co.uk
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Related Ways to Take Action:
- Congress: Regulate greenhouse gas emissions from livestock!
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- BAN NATURAL GAS DRILLING IN NEW YORK STATE
February 28, 2008
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