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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KLP who wrote (145720)	5/15/2001 5:43:46 PM
From: ThirdEye	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

The loss of ozone is caused by chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere that are triggered by the by-products of fossil fuel emissions. The loss of rain forest has nothing to do with it, as far as I know. As for environmentalist's interest in the issue, I can assure you that there is worldwide interest in stopping this activity. Not only is there wholesale destruction of ecosystems, as well as plant species that might very well hold medicinal promise heretofore unknown, the displacement and destruction of indiginous populations, but the destruction of one of the world's great oxygen factories as well. You may not see big headlines, but I am sure there is pressure both internally and I suspect rising pressure from outside Brazil as well from international environmental organizations and from the scientific community.