Soaring Demand For Tofu Deforesting Amazonian Rainforest At Record Rates

Don’t believe me?

Demand for tofu is soaring.

Tofu is made from soybeans

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforests has jumped by 40%, due to mostly to increasing demand for soybeans, which are planted on the newly cleared land.

Much of the destruction has been blamed on the illegal logging of land for soya production, say experts at Nature Conservancy in Brazil. Only the US now produces more of the profitable crop.

Charity agrees. “There have been large government incentives to increase the export of soya from Brazil [in 2002],” she told New Scientist.

Somebody needs to stop these damned Vegans and their fellow travelers before their profligate lifestyle destroys the planet, I’m telling you what.

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  1. Res Ipsa Loquitur says:
    June 28, 2003 at 9:01 am

    Vegans Destroying Amazon Rainforest

    Destruction of the Amazon rainforest has increased by 40%….and vegans are directly responsible. Bigwig has the details. Nothing like a

  2. On The Third Hand says:
    June 28, 2003 at 3:18 pm

    Save the rainforest!

    Eat more meat! Destruction of Amazon rainforests accelerating Much of the destruction has been blamed on the illegal logging of

  3. Silent Running says:
    June 28, 2003 at 4:22 pm

    Fickle finger of – BLAME!

    Everyone is all over this one. Tim Blair, Bigwig, Jonah Goldberg, even Mac Thomason. Egad, we’ve lost 10,000sq miles of virgin Amazon Rain Forest in the past year. No mention of where it was placed, or if it is now…

  4. The People's Republic of Seabrook says:
    June 28, 2003 at 7:28 pm

    That’s why it’s called a food chain, y’all

    Soaring Demand For Tofu Deforesting Amazonian Rainforest At Record Rates Bigwig warns all of you red-blooded, beef-eating, true-blue Americans why us vegetarians are a threat to the continued existence of the planet. BWUAHAHAHHAHA!!…

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