Tropical Forest: Jungles Into Hamburger?
"What's this all about" asked a student, after he'd already chosen the topic, then wondered what he'd gotten himself into.
I explained briefly that the rain forests of Brazil (now that the same type of rainforests of Central America have already largely gone that way) are being slashed and burned to create pasture to rear 'economical' beef for the fast food industry.
"Next triplethick with cheese that you buy at BlubberBurger, think how you're eating food that has been extracted in exchange for the food and shelter Virginia's warblers would have loved to find when they arrived in Brazil from their fall migration."
I am certain this student will find more than enough for a good paper. I sent him this link for starters:
Hamburger Connection Fuels Amazon Destruction from the Center for International Forestry Research. Appalling.