Michelle of the Amazon

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

My ears perked up as soon as I heard that Michelle Kosinski would be reporting from the Amazon. Could we be treated to another shot of the comely correspondent in a canoe?

Alas, no.

But that doesn't mean the segment was without its diversions. It told the tale of a Brazilian environmentalist in Manaus, on the edge of the Amazon. Ann Curry, long back from her Green Week exploits at the South Pole, introduced the story.

View video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Michelle of the Amazon, sans canoe. Ping to Today show list.

[Mo1]

They use only left-over wood from lumber companies certified by environmental groups as sustainable.

Aren't they suppose to be fighting against lumber companies ??

Merry Christmas, governsleastgovernsbest

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks, Mo1.

I loved that line: you can’t get much more PC than that!

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Merry Christmas to you!

[PGalt]

Merry Christmas, Mark.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Many thanks, PG; Merry Christmas to you.

[martin_fierro]

[Lee'sGhost]

Merry Christmas, Mark.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Many thanks, LG — same to you.

[Henry Hnyellar]

A feel good story, but most US luthiers have long since been using only CITES approved wood for their instruments (or pre-CITES).

http://www.cites.org/

[sig226]

That’s not even that much of a flood. I lived in that part of New Jersey. When it really gets going, you can run a speedboat through there.