Inter Press Service: The decline in Brazil's manufacturing sector has not affected some parts of the country, which on the contrary have grown, driven by polluting industries like iron and oil production. The city of Rio de Janeiro is a prime example of this reindustrialisation process. Industry here is rallying, especially the petrochemical and steelworks sectors, Latin America's biggest. But this has tainted its image as an environmentally-friendly city that hosted the most important global summits on sustainable...
URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/10/environmentalists-in-rio-worried-about-reindustrialisation/
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