Another Reason to Save the Rainforest

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	Another Reason to Save the Rainforest

blakelylaw

12-24-2008 9:01 AM

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patagonia, south america, s. america, diesel, rainforests, fuel, trees, botany, science

blakelylaw says:

This is one of those articles that you almost think is a spoof, but I see nothing about it to indicate that it is.

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