Plans to drill for oil near newly discovered Amazon Reef alarm scientists

Mongabay
Apr 26, 2017, 5:52 pm168 pts
This time last year, scientists announced the discovery of a reef system at the mouth of the Amazon River that they said is quite possibly the only reef of its kind to be found anywhere in the world. Right from the beginning, the scientists began issuing warnings about companies’ plans to drill for oil in the…

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