Greenpeace, KFC and the Amazon

I don't always agree with Greenpeace's methods but they do take action and in the case of the deforestation of the Amazon, action is indeed necessary. It appears some major fast food purveyors in the U.S. are using soy products harvested on farms built on deforested land in the Amazon. Greenpeace is protesting and some locals certainly are not embracing their efforts, though public opinion may be turning. The environmental problems in developing nations are complex. Economic imperatives often overshadow environmental concerns when an undereducated and impoverished population has to choose between making some quick cash and saving a tree. The same issues arise in the U.S. as groups clash over endangered species and uses of Federal lands. It's analogous to the Bush foreign policy which often ignores the root causes of issues while dealing with the symptoms, until we find a way to make ecology an important issue to indigent populations through education and economic alternatives the clash of green ecological issues against green economic realities will likely be a losing battle.
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