Palm Oil Production

MOM: A Mother's Day Gift for the Whole Family

Pamela Poole | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Indonesia, Palm Oil Production, Orangutans, Malaysia, Endangered Species, Borneo, Palm Oil, Orangutans Endangered, Impact News
Pamela Poole

To lift your spirits, celebrate Mother's Day, and give your kids the priceless, lasting gift of eco-consciousness and civic responsibility... Why not spend a day at the zoo celebrating motherhood?

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Bad Ideas Contaminate, While Good Ideas Are Contagious

Pat Mitchell | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Skoll World Forum, Brazil, Sustainable Palm Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Oil Production, Impact News
Pat Mitchell

This is what happens when good people come together, whether in real-time or online, with a strong purpose and with intention to change what needs to be changed to create a more sustainable peaceful, prosperous planet for all.

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Indonesian Forest Plan May Be Breakthrough on Climate Change

James Bacchus | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Redd, Sustainable Palm Oil, Indonesia, Tropical Forests, Climate, Palm Oil Production, Global Climate Change, Indonesian Forest Plan, Climate Change, Rainforests, Palm Oil, Forests, Deforestation, Global Warming, Green News
James Bacchus

Although little noted thus far in the U.S., Indonesia has just announced the details of a program intended to diminish forest destruction and thereby reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are the main cause of climate change.

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My Grandmother Invented Girl Scout Cookies, And Today She'd Be Ashamed

Josephine Carothers | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Ethel Jennings, Girl Scout Cookies, Girl Scouts, Sustainable Palm Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Oil Production, Food News
Josephine Carothers

Knowing my grandmother, whom we called "Angel," I can say this: Today, Ethel Jennings Newton would be ashamed of the destruction her inventiveness is causing in the lives of those powerless to stop it.

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The Problem With Palm Oil

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Rain Forests, Orangutans, Environment, Climate Change, Rainforests, Palm Oil, Deforestation, Hsbc, Matt Mckinney, Indonesia, Palm Oil Production, Malaysia, Agribusiness, HSBC Rainforests, Green News
Michael Brune

The ubiquity of palm oil in the United States and Europe is driving out the subsistence agriculture that people in Indonesia and Malaysia depend on for food.

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