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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

Replacing these massive carbon sink forests with machinery which continuously pumps vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere is increasing the rate of global warming. It is also important to realise that politics and governments have a lot of control on the land they govern. 2 pp 105-110. (2)

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The President and Congress Deliver $11 Billion for Abandoned Mine Cleanups

Circle of Blue

Coal companies routinely walked away from gaping chasms in the land, polluted streams, and deforestation. An estimated 10 percent of emissions of methane — a gas with 34 times more planet-warming potential than carbon dioxide — come from active or abandoned coal mines. Spoiled lands and waters was the cost of doing business.

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