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Haiti

In Reply to: ,Part Three posted by MDG on December 22, 1999 at 16:59:28:

: I haven't examined the Venezuelan flood situation in depth yet, but if it's anything like what happened to Honduras with Hurricane Floyd, then we can safely state that the clearcutting of hills to make room for cattle pasture contributed to the fatal mudslides.

: As the saying goes, meat is murder.

Yes....Except for the fact that Haiti is the most deforested country in the hemisphere, and you can't really blame that on either the US or the meat industry. Meat isn't that common in countries as poor as Haiti, and the deforestation began before US penetration of Latin America was really underway.

Follow Ups:

• About Haiti. MDG December 29 1999 (6)
  • Food for thought Frenchy December 30 1999 (5)
    • Preferably salad. Farinata L'inferno December 30 1999 (4)
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        • And no bull, either. Farinata L'inferno January 10 19100 (2)
          • A rose by any other name... Frenchy January 11 19100 (1)
            • ...would be a sore Farinata L'inferno January 11 19100 (0)