Total's Application to Drill Near Amazon Reef Rejected

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By GreenpeaceAug 30, 2017, 8:25 am45 pts
Brazil's Environmental Agency (Ibama) rejected Tuesday the application for a license to drill in the mouth of the Amazon Basin by the French company Total (operating in a joint venture with BP). This is an important step towards defending the Amazon Reef ; a unique and largely unexplored ecosystem—Total's…

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