Ecuador Approves Oil Drilling in Amazon Rain Forest

by The Real News Network (TRNN) / October 16th, 2013

On October 3 2013, Ecuador’s National Assembly authorized the project to drill for oil in the Yasuni National forest, which is a biosphere reserve and home of endemic tribes and unique animal species.

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This article was posted on Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 at 7:21am and is filed under Ecuador, Environment, Extinction, Genocide, Indigenous Peoples, Oil, Gas, Coal, Pipelines, Video.