Fastest-Growing Threat to the Amazon Rainforest? Soybeans.
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added 2007 Mon Oct 8 7:00:00 by unknown user
Fast-food outlets throughout Europe, including McDonald's, rely heavily on Brazilian soybeans, which are increasingly harvested from fields that used to be Amazon rainforest. The EU bought 10 million tons of soy from Brazil in 2006 -- about 40% of Brazil's soy export crop -- which was used primarily as animal feed. Saved By: Jonathon D. Colman | View Details | Give Thanks
Fast-food outlets throughout Europe, including McDonald's, rely heavily on Brazilian soybeans, which are increasingly harvested from fields that used to be Amazon rainforest. The EU bought 10 million tons of soy from Brazil in 2006 -- about 40% of Brazil's soy export crop -- which was used primarily as animal feed. Saved By: Jonathon D. Colman | View Details | Give Thanks
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 7:25:21 by Aidenag
One of the world's largest agribusiness giants was forced to close a soy export terminal in Brazil's Amazon region this weekend, marking a major victory for environmentalists who have argued for years that the plant was built illegally and became a significant cause of rainforest depletion.
One of the world's largest agribusiness giants was forced to close a soy export terminal in Brazil's Amazon region this weekend, marking a major victory for environmentalists who have argued for years that the plant was built illegally and became a significant cause of rainforest depletion.
added 2007 Sat Mar 24 5:54:45 by Neophile
When you bite into an apple, you pretty much know what you're getting. The same can't be said for many packaged foods, which often contain ingredients that have been "genetically modified."
When you bite into an apple, you pretty much know what you're getting. The same can't be said for many packaged foods, which often contain ingredients that have been "genetically modified."
added 2007 Mon Mar 19 18:47:04 by populist
Adding soy-protein-rich foods while cutting calories doesn't accelerate weight loss, a new study shows.
Adding soy-protein-rich foods while cutting calories doesn't accelerate weight loss, a new study shows.
