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Because this (or other) fuel is still necessary right now. The way they use the money also benefits the whole country. Cutting down the Amazon is not necessary
by quonn 7y ago
Because this (or other) fuel is still necessary right now. The way they use the money also benefits the whole country. Cutting down the Amazon is not necessary and merely benefits a small number of farmers.
- andrenth 7y agoWhat about the rest of the world? Does Norway’s fossil fuel extraction do any good for the world?
- addicted 7y agoAlso Norway is taking steps to moving away from an oil based economy. The comparison is invalid. This isn’t about ending existing means of supporting Brazilian society. These are about new measures that will (a) damage the rain forests, (b) almost certainly negatively impact ordinary Brazilians, and only enrich a few well connected folks. The idea that killing the goose kind of growth will help ordinary citizens has shown to be false time and again in nearly every other nation.