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Orangutans fight survival as thirst for palm oil devastates rainforest
2013-12-15 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Even in the first light of dawn in the Tripa swamp forest of Sumatra it is clear that something is terribly wrong. Where there should be lush foliage stretching away towards the horizon, there are only the skeletons of trees. Smoke drifts across a scene of devastation. Tripa is part of the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the world's most ecologically important rainforests and once home to its densest population of Sumatran orangutans. As recently as 1990, there were 60,000 hectares of swamp forest...
Palm oil IPO presents environmental, financial risks
2013-12-10 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: An Indonesian palm oil company has failed to disclose all the financial and environmental risks to investors ahead of its December 12 initial public offering (IPO), alleges a new report from environmental groups. PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana (SSMS), a palm oil company that runs plantations operated by PT Kalimantan Sawit Abadi, PT Mitra Mendawai Sejati (MMS), PT Ahmad Saleh Perkasa (ASP), and PT Sawit Mandiri Lestari (SML) in Indonesian Borneo, aims to raise a trillion ($88 million) in this week's...
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Sunbrella Sponsors Architectural Digests AD Oasis @ The James Royal Palm
2013-12-09 16:11:15| Glen Raven, Inc.
Extensive upholstery groupings, architectural shade installation enhanced Miami hotspot for artists and designers The city of Miami was flush with international visitors this week for Art Basel, a celebration of modern and contemporary art that includes paintings, installations, photography, films and more. Many of those visitors also found their way to Architectural Digests AD Oasis @ The(...)
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Mayor Muoio tours Palm Beach Outlets construction
2013-12-05 12:04:42| Footwear - Topix.net
West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio got a close-up look the progress being made on the Palm Beach Outlets .
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Green investors urge companies to clean up palm oil industry
2013-12-05 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A coalition of investors and asset managers is urging stakeholders in the palm oil industry to adopt policies that exclude deforestation and human rights violations from their supply chains. The call, coordinated by Green Century Capital Management, was issued in the form of letters sent to 40 major palm oil producers, financiers and buyers. "Fueling deforestation is bad business for any company seeking to position itself as a responsible, sophisticated global player," said Lucia von Reusner...
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