Blood for No Oil? - #extinction #deforestation #COP15

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	Blood for No Oil? - #extinction #deforestation #COP15

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8-4-2009 1:35 PM

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1-climate change, 1-deforestation, 1-extinction, 1-policy, 2-consequences, 2-increase, 2-risks, 3-reported, 4-intl

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