The guilty secrets of palm oil: Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests?
Does your shopping basket contain KitKat, Hovis, Persil or Flora? If so, you may be contributing to the devastation of the wildlife-rich forests of Indonesia and Malaysia, where orangutans and other species face extinction as their habitat disappears.
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Leading article: An oil shock we cannot ignore There is no shortage of ways to measure the cost of palm oil. First there is the catastrophic impact on the wildlife of Malaysia and Indonesia, whose rainforests are being cleared to grow the crop. The habitat of endangered species, from orangutans to Sumatran tigers, is being torn [...] Continue reading this article Leading article: An oil shock we cannot ignore Palm oil is bad for you and many other people and creatures! Following on from the evidence of our food Companies using palm oil to a high degree, there is another dimension to this argument. They should be responsible for the palm oil sources, but more than that, they should be responsible for us as consumers [...] Continue reading this article Palm oil and your health Household names: Big brands and palm oil Kellogg’s (US) Uses palm oil in 50 products, mostly cereal bars but also cereals such as Special K and Crunchy Nut, where it binds together clusters. Does not buy sustainable palm oil. palm oil kernel copyright sandra m dean Seeing palm oil plantations As we made our way to the Sepilok Jungle Resort, where we stayed that night, the guide showed us some palm kernels – the type which are being grown absolutely everywhere for its oil. Ok, they can make cooking oil, soap and lots of palm oil – the facts copyright Sandra M Dean How much do you know about palm oil and how it is killing the orangutans? We are not looking for a boycott of palm oil useage – just a campaign to stop the use of ‘unsustainable palm oil’ for products in our supermarkets and to make [...] Continue reading this article Palm Oil problems – the facts |
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