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Voice Of The Amazon

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Chico Mendes was a brave and persistent rubber tapper who challenged the people and the institutions responsible for destroying the Amazon rainforest. Though he won international renown, his enemies made many attempts on his life and Chico was assassinated in December of 1988. This unique documentary contains Chico’s last interview, filmed only three weeks before his death.

Song: Sentinela
Artist: Milton Nascimento, Nana Caymmi
Licensed to YouTube by UMG (on behalf of Mercury); LatinAutor – UMPG, CMRRA, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA – UBEM, LatinAutor, UMPG Publishing, SOLAR Music Rights Management, and 3 Music Rights Societies

“One-for-One” Charitable Space, Q&A with EarthTalk

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Are any companies in the “one-for-one” charitable space pioneered by shoe maker TOMS focusing specifically on environmental sustainability?–Becky B., Los Angeles, CA TOMS may have been the first company to implement a “one-for-one” model, whereby it matches customer purchases with donations of free shoes to those in need in developing countries. But dozens of other…

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