Someone asked a few days back for information on how a vegan diet positively affects the environment; here's information on how a non-vegan diet is definitely degrading the Amazonian rainforest, and explanations of how little of the soy raised there is consumed by us:

Drought threatens Amazon basin
Paul Brown in Manaus ( Read more... )

Review Casts Doubt on Soy Health Benefits
By JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press Writer Sun Jan 22, 6:31 PM ET ( Read more... )