US imports of oil from the Amazon are contributing to rainforest destruction and greenhouse gas emissions , according to a new report from environmental group Earth Watch . The report states that 230,293 barrels of Amazon crude oil were processed each day by US companies last year . The Chevron facility in California alone accounted for 24 % of the US total , with the state as a whole producing 170,978 barrels per day . Around 40 US businesses that use Amazon crude oil have been contacted by the NGO over the issue. The crude is distributed as diesel fuel so that “ virtually every town , city and university in California and around the country contributes to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest ” .
US imports of oil from the Amazon are contributing to rainforest destruction and greenhouse gas emissions , according to a new report from environmental group Earth Watch . The report states that 230,293 barrels of Amazon crude oil were processed each day by US companies last year . The Chevron facility in California alone accounted for 24 % of the US total , with the state as a whole producing 170,978 barrels per day . The crude is distributed as diesel fuel so that “ virtually every town , city and university in California and around the country contributes to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest ” .