Fwd: petition or not to petition?

[The Land Is Ours]

>From: "simon" <simon at primalseeds.org>
>To: all
>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 16:04:54 +0100
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>Subject: petition or not to petition?
>Reply-to: simon at primalseeds.org
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>
>kia ora,
>
>     brazilian congress is now voting on a project that will reduce the
>     amazon forest to 50% of its size. The area to be deforested is 4 
>times the size of Portugal and would be mainly used for agriculture 
>and pastures for live stock...
>     All the wood is to be sold to international markets in the form of
>wood chips, by multinational companies...
>
>The truth is that the soil in the amazon forest is useless without
>  the forest itself. Its quality is very acidic and the region is prone 
>to  constant floods. At this time more than 160.000 square 
>kilometers 
>deforested with the same purpose, are abandoned and in the 
>process of  
>becoming  deserts.
>
>     We cannot let this happen. Copy the text (i.e. go to edit then 
>copy 
>/  paste)  into a new email, put your complete
>     name in the list below, and send to everyone you know.
>(Don't just  forward  it cos then it will end
>up with rows of >>'s)
>
>     If you are the 100th person to sign please send a copy to
>     fsaviolo at openlink.com.br
>
>     Thank you.
>
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