*That's the Amazon rainforest - not Amazon.com!
Check out this interview from MAKE with Google's Rebecca Moore, who helped an Amazon chief use Google Earth to fight illegal logging.
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Those of you on Twitter yesterday probably noticed the explosion of tweets with the hashtag #amazonfail.
Amazon has sent a letter to all of its associates based in Minnesota. All Minnesota based associates are being thrown out of the Amazon Associates program as of July 1st. This is because the State of Minnesota passed a bill that Amazon does not like.
Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon Threaten Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples
A vast area of the western Amazon--arguably the most intact and biodiverse part of the Amazon--is now wide open for oil and gas development. This is a new threat to the forest, biodiversity, and many indigenous groups living in the region.
A bunch of people (including Bora) have pointed me to Clay Shirky's take on #amazonfail.
Hooray for Google! Modernization usually leads to the dissolution and eventual destruction of indigenous cultures. How wonderful to see technology being used to help preserve resources and traditional ways of life for a change.
That's brilliant! I'm reposting this to my friends. Thanks for another interesting link!
P.S. yes, I actually do mention I get it from Bioephemera, so hopefully more will visit your site, too.