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Environmental activism in Latin America

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South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. Reference list: (1) Steiger Carlos (2006), Modern Beef Production in Brazil and Argentina, Vol. 4) Global witness (July 2020) – Defending tomorrow: [link]. (5) 2 pp 105-110.

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

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Recent & Ongoing Campaigns Spanish unions announce strike at Repsol IndustriALL Global Union | December 1, 2020 The joint union committee announced strike action from December 9 to 12 and from December 21 to January 9, 2021, after the company refused to negotiate. SEC 2006) Repsol Subsidiaries (via U.S. Repsol Subsidiaries (via U.S.

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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

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The Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest covers an area of 6 million square kilometres in northern South America [1]. Unfortunately for the species that inhabit the rainforest, 75% of Amazonian soils are acidic, infertile, and nutrient-deficient [3]. Transport of Saharan dust to the Amazon rainforest. References.

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

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Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). National Institute on Drug Abuse | November 9, 2020 Scientific research is constantly discovering new things about drugs, such as the health benefits and risks of using (or misusing) them.

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UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes

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Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). National Institute on Drug Abuse | November 9, 2020 Scientific research is constantly discovering new things about drugs, such as the health benefits and risks of using (or misusing) them.

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

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Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink by Michael Blanding (2010) Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola by Mark Thomas (2008).

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