IOI – one of the largest palm oil companies in the world – is having a difficult time right now. Not only has it recently … Palm oil giant IOI has lost customers for destroying forests, but will it change?Read more
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Massive Indonesian Plantation Fires
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has decided to cut his U.S. trip short due to raging fires that have resulted in haze and toxic fumes covering … Massive Indonesian Plantation FiresRead more
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Stop eating Nutella and save the forests
France’s ecology minister, Ségolène Royal, has rankled the company that makes Nutella by urging the public to stop eating its chocolate hazelnut spread, saying it … Stop eating Nutella and save the forestsRead more
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Orangutan killed over palm oil
A female orangutan was shot and killed in Nyaru Menteng, Indonesia last week in the species’ latest struggle with the palm oil industry. Riddled with … Orangutan killed over palm oilRead more
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Palm Oil Is in Everything from Soap to Waffles
http://www.alternet.org/food/palm-oil-everything-soap-waffles-and-causing-massive-human-suffering-and-environmental-harm?paging=off
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KitKat ad
It all started with this gross Greenpeace ad originally posted on YouTube with the concluding line “”Have a break? Give the orangu-tan a break.” The … KitKat adRead more
Posted inConsumerism / Orangutan / Palm Oil
Orangutan survival and the shopping trolley
Many of the biscuits, margarines, breads, crisps and even bars of soap that consumers pick off supermarket shelves contain an ingredient that is feeding a … Orangutan survival and the shopping trolleyRead more
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The guilty secrets of palm oil
It’s an invisible ingredient, really, palm oil. You won’t find it listed on your margarine, your bread, your biscuits or your KitKat. It’s there though, … The guilty secrets of palm oilRead more
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Palm Oil Kills
In Indonesia, the thirst for palm oil is decimating the rainforest habitat the orangutans need to survive Sumatra, an island in the Indian Ocean covered … Palm Oil KillsRead more