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Palm oil firms ditch 'no deforestation' pact in Indonesia
2016-07-02 06:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Major palm oil producers and traders, including Wilmar and Cargill ditched a "no deforestation" private agreement in Indonesia, saying the government's recent efforts to strengthen its certification standards were sufficient. Indonesia, the world's biggest producer and exporter of palm oil, moved in April to prohibit the use of new land to boost production. The country, home to the world's third-largest tropical forests, has been criticized by green activists and other Southeast Asian nations...
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The group that was supposed to make palm oil sustainable just disappeared
2016-06-30 23:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The skyrocketing global demand for palm oil is devastating forests in Southeast Asia, and now a group that was created to stop the destruction has been cut down, too - razed by political forces that opposed the push to end deforestation. But all is not as dark as it might look. Palm oil is everywhere: its in most processed foods, not to mention shampoos, soaps, and cosmetics. The Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge, or IPOP, was created at the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit as a means to allow sustainable-minded...
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Allegedly Violates Florida State Law
2016-06-29 16:08:00| Waste Age
Palm Beach Countys Office of Inspector General revealed in a recent report that the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County violated a state law. read more
WWF launches new Singapore alliance on sustainable palm oil
2016-06-29 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eco-Business: WWF Singapore on Monday launched a new alliance on sustainable palm oil in a bid to boost demand for the commodity, and ultimately, help tackle the haze pollution plaguing the region for many decades. Speaking at the launch of the alliance at Marina Bay Sands on Monday, WWF Singapore chief executive officer Elaine Tan said the alliance "sends a clear signal to consumers about which companies are committed to sustainability'. "This is a timely opportunity for NGOs and businesses to work together...
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122 degrees: Palm Springs breaks record and could get hotter
2016-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Every so often someone walks into the Palm Springs Visitors Center raring to burn through hiking trails like they're British adventurer and TV personality Bear Grylls. For those people, Ceej Juarez, who provides information about hiking trails in the Agua Caliente Indian reservation, has to be a voice of reason. And that is never as important a job as it was on Monday, when a torrid heat wave sent temperatures to 122 degrees in the resort city by early afternoon. The temperature broke the former...
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