The expansion of planned oil drilling poses “one of the most serious threats” to the western region of the Amazon, with most of the oil originating from Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. 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 . The study revealed that 230,293 barrels of Earth crude oil were processed each day by US refineries each day . The Chevron facility in US alone accounted for 24% of the US total, with the state as a whole refining 230,293 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”.
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 . The study revealed that 230,293 barrels of Earth crude oil were processed each day by US refineries each day . The Chevron facility in US alone accounted for 24% of the US total, with the state as a whole refining 230,293 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”.