Rep. Sires Issues Statement on Preserving Amazon
August 27, 2019
August 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on preserving the Amazon rainforest:
"There is a reason that the Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the lungs of our planet. The 2 million square miles of rainforest traps carbon dioxide--a contributor to global warming--and releases oxygen instead. I am deeply disturbed by the severe fires ravaging the Amazon and damaging the rainforest ecosystem. If these fires are left to consume mor . . .
"There is a reason that the Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the lungs of our planet. The 2 million square miles of rainforest traps carbon dioxide--a contributor to global warming--and releases oxygen instead. I am deeply disturbed by the severe fires ravaging the Amazon and damaging the rainforest ecosystem. If these fires are left to consume mor . . .