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09/02/2010 • Amazon river level at 40-year low The River Amazon has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, leaving boats stranded. Read article

09/01/2010 • Disappearing Amazon: Congratulations to Brazil’s Cattle Ranchers The Amazon rainforest belongs to Brazil and nobody else. Read article

09/02/2010 • Sigourney Weaver: Defending the rivers of the Amazon Actress Sigourney Weaver fights for the maintenance of the Amazon. In a Google Earth 3-D Tour inspired by director James Cameron the actress gives a voice-over considering risks and alternatives for the planned Belo Monte Dam in Northern Brazil. Read article

08/31/2010 • Brazil officials: Amazon deforestation declining Brazil's government says deforestation in the Amazon is falling significantly and could be the lowest ever when yearly numbers are completed. Brazil - Deforestation - Amazon Rainforest - South America - Amazon Read article

08/31/2010 • Rainforest Cafe® Creator Steven Schussler of Minneapolis, MN Serves as Guest Judge on Food Network’s “24 Hour ... MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rainforest Cafe® Creator Steven Schussler of Minneapolis, MN to appear on Food Network’s “24 Hour Restaurant Battle” as Guest Judge. Airs Wednesday, September 1st at 9 p.m. CT/10 p.m. ET. Read article

08/31/2010 • Brazil's deforestation shrinks to record low Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has reached a record low since 2004, local research institutes and officials said Tuesday. Read article

08/31/2010 • Amazon Defense Coalition: Court Filing: Chevron's Own Audits Prove Company Lied About Massive Pollution in Ecuador NEW YORK----A U.S. Federal Court has been presented with two separate audits conducted at Chevron’s request that show “clear and convincing evidence” that the oil giant knowingly dumped billions of gallons of toxic waste directly into the Amazon and subsequently lied to cover it up, according to a legal brief by the 30,000 Ecuadorian rainforest residents suing the company for the illegal dumping. Read article

09/01/2010 • Matthew Yorke: Rainforest helps cure Leeds author's writer's block Suffering from a severe case of writer's block, welder-turned-author Matthew Yorke had all but given up on his career as a novelist. Read article

09/01/2010 • Brazil dam project prompts animated response from director Cameron Movie director, James Cameron has teamed up with environmental campaigners in an effort to help Brazilian tribes' epic fight against the construction of a controversial dam in northern Brazil. Read article

08/30/2010 • Patrick McCully: Google Earth Animation of Brazil's Disastrous Dam Accompanies "Avatar" Re-Release Deep in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government wants to build a massive, nasty dam called Belo Monte. The hydropower plant has long been at... Read article

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