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 ” .
US imports of oil from the Amazon are contributing to rainforest destruction and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from environmental group Amazon Watch. The study revealed that 230,293 barrels of Amazon crude oil were processed each day by US refineries last year. The Chevron facility in California alone accounted for 24% of the US total, with the state as a whole refining 170,978 barrels per day. The crude is distributed as diesel fuel meaning that “virtually every company, city and university in California and around the country contributes to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest”.