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packman

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Sat Aug 10, 2019, 11:44 AM Aug 2019

Brazil's Pres. has unique solution to its deforestation

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested Friday that people "poop every other day" as a way to save the environment, after he came under fire for a surge in deforestation of the Amazon since he came to power.

The far-right leader offered this idea in response to a journalist's question as to whether it was possible to simultaneously spur economic growth, feed the world's hungry and also preserve the environment.

"It's enough to eat a little less. You talk about environmental pollution. It's enough to poop every other day. That will be better for the whole world," said Bolsonaro, who earlier this month sacked the head of a government agency that had reported a major increase in Amazon deforestation


https://news.yahoo.com/poop-less-cleaner-planet-says-brazils-president-195014136.html
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Brazil's Pres. has unique solution to its deforestation (Original Post) packman Aug 2019 OP
Da guy's Turbineguy Aug 2019 #1
Stable, even. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #2
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