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tonyt53

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3. For years, the oil companies said the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest was for corn crops.

Reply to Jeffersons Ghost (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 10:21 PM

Aug 2016

Brazil has been a huge user of corn ethanol for several years. Then Petrobas, supported by the largest oil companies in the world, got the Brazilian government to back off corn ethanol. But the deforestation continued. This time is was being turned into pastureland for raising cattle. The cattle were going primarily to Asia and Brazilians got nothing in return, but some people got very wealthy. Again, according to the Petrobas propaganda. Then the deforestation continued, but this time it was for raising soybeans for use in making biodiesel. Petrobas attacked again. The fact is, the US is producing far more soybeans than the rest of the world. Nothing done in Brazil will do anything to change that. Petrobas again. I do question the reason for the article. This is nothing new.

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For years, the oil companies said the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest was for corn crops. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #3

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