Greenpeace Nominates Lula For First Golden Chainsaw Prize - Reuters

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SAO PAULO - "The environmental group Greenpeace on Tuesday nominated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and five others for its first "Golden Chainsaw" prize -- to be awarded to the Brazilian deemed to have contributed most to the Amazon's destruction.

Figures released last week showed deforestation of the Amazon rainforest reached the second-highest level on record in 2003-2004 -- an area of 26,130 square km (10,088 sq miles), driven by logging, ranching and farming interests. Greenpeace nominated Lula, his chief of staff Jose Dirceu, Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, Agriculture Minister Roberto Rodrigues, Mato Grosso state Governor Blairo Maggi and Para state Governor Simao Jatene.

The prize will be given to "the Brazilian personality whose action or inaction were decisive in the incredible levels of deforestation in the Amazon," a Greenpeace statement said.

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"It's a very difficult choice. All six are strong candidates," Paulo Adario, Greenpeace's Amazon coordinator, told Reuters."

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http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/30963/story.htm

[blindpig]

1. leaders must take responsibility...........

this has been a great disappointment, we like to think that the left is environmentally aware and friendly but it ain't necessarily so.