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From A Village In The Amazon To The Cusp Of Brazil's Presidency

2014-09-18 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Marina Silva, Brazil's former environment minister, tells a story about when she had her environmental awakening. She was young, the daughter of poor rubber tappers, living in her isolated community in the Amazon with seven siblings. Suddenly, building crews showed up outside her door, paving a road in the middle of the forest. The men didn't only bring a means of transport to the outside world - they also brought a malaria epidemic that killed two of her sisters and two other relatives. "It...

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