For this podcast I'll be reading two online articles about the destruction taking place in the Amazon Rain Forest by illegal Cattle Ranching. On November 15th I'll be reading two other articles that show a glimmer of hope for the future. If you would like to read all four articles now they can be found here:
Copyright: greenpeace.org - How cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest:
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/forests/how-cattle-ranching-chewing-amazon-rainforest-20090129
Copyright: reuters.com - Greenpeace says global beef trade destroying Amazon
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN14290980
Copyright: reuters.com - Brazil beef industry yields to Amazon criticism
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN29452445
Copyright: csmonitor.com - Can Nike and Wal-Mart save the Amazon?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0922/p06s07-woam.html