I had a very chic post for today as part as my new series “A Fashionable Life,” but honestly with this international crisis happening in the world, it’s a little silly to talk about anything else. The Amazon produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen, and it’s on fire. On fire! Without any sign of interest from Brazil’s new elected president, Jair Bolsonaro to stop it. The saddest of all is that this is no accident; this burning of the Amazon is set by cattle ranchers and loggers who want to clear and utilize the land for cattle. This horrendous crime to our environment is encouraged by the country’s populist president and backed by a so-called group “beef-caucus.” No CNN didn’t make that up!
What can we do? Stop eating meat or eat less. Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of beef. I really hope that countries that import meat from Brasil ban all beef from Brazil.
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