Greenpeace Wipes It's Soft, Virgin Butt with Canada's Ancient Boreal Forests - #deforestation #COP15

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	Greenpeace Wipes It's Soft, Virgin Butt with Canada's Ancient Boreal Forests - #deforestation #COP15

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8-6-2009 7:13 AM

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1-deforestation, 1-resistance, 2-failure, 3-reported, 4-canada

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