Rainforest Activists Infiltrate Industry Conference

After Patricia Woertz, CEO of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), refused to sign a pledge to stop clear-cutting rainforests for biofuels, three Rainforest Action Network activists infiltrated an industry executive conference in Santa Barbara, California, attended by Ms. Woertz, as well as the CEOs of Wal-Mart, BP and other large corporations. One of the activists, Brihannala Morgan, raised her hand to ask a question of Ms. Woertz, and she was handed a microphone.

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Watch the video:
http://ga3.org/campaign/admpledge

Ask Ms. Woertz to sign the rainforest pledge:
http://ga3.org/campaign/admpledge

Learn about the threat from agribusiness to the world's tropical forests:
http://ran.org/what_we_do/rainforest_agribusiness/

Read a BBC article about United Nations Special Rapporteur Jean Ziegler's condemnation of biofuel:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7065061.stm

photo courtesy Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons