Greenhouse gas

Andrew Walker - 04 Mar, 2007

An interesting image from The Nation (a few days ago). Protesters against the Kaeng Sua Ten dam hold burning cartoons of Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister (Thira Sutabutra) and Irrigation supremo (Samart Chokanapitak). While letting off a fart, a rather canine Thira is declaring (impolitely) that he wants to eat the forest. Samart’s response is not clear but it seems to refer to the teak forests of Kaeng Sua Ten.

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