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> Our Love of Avocado Is Destroying Mexico's Forests

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bm3dx4/our-love-of-avocado-is-destroying-mexicos-forests

Yes, there's a dark side to America's obsession with avocado. And it only seems to be getting darker.

According to the Associated Press, Central Mexico's pine forests are in peril as local farmers clear them to the ground in order to make room for more avocado trees as part of the south-of-the-border Gold Rush for our guacamole dollars. And we're more than happy to keep the money flowing, as evidenced by our penchant for corny T-shirts declaring it so.