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Tree-Free Paper Made From Palm Waste Set To Be Positive Step Forward For The Palm Oil Industry
2013-06-28 08:51:57| pulpandpaperonline News Articles
Palm Republik’s recently launched Kickstarter campaign is designed to showcase a new range of eco-friendly stationery products made from sustainably produced palm paper
Cause of haze? Up to 87% of recent deforestation in fire zone due to palm oil, timber
2013-06-27 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: New analysis of land cover in Riau Province reveals the outsized role industrial plantations play in driving deforestation and associated haze. The analysis, conducted by Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of Sumatran environmental groups, finds that up to 56 percent of deforestation in Riau between 2007 and 2012 can be linked to timber plantations for pulp and paper production. The figure for oil palm plantations may be as high as 31 percent. Eyes on the Forest also found widespread overlap between...
Palm oil companies linked to haze see share prices drop
2013-06-25 01:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Three firms linked to fires in Sumatra saw their share prices decline since the haze crisis worsened a week ago. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SGX:E5H) led the pack with an 8 percent decline since June 18. Wilmar International Limited (SGX:F34) dropped 5 percent, while First Resources Ltd (SGX:EB5) lost 4 percent. All three firms are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and have been cited in media reports based on hotspot data from NASA. Officials in Singapore and Indonesia say they will pursue...
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Palm oil companies must come clean on Indonesian fire hotspots
2013-06-21 23:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: Greenpeace International analysis of NASA hotspot data in Sumatra over the past 10 days (11-21 June) has revealed hundreds fire hotspots in palm oil concessions that are owned by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean companies. "Fires across Sumatra are wreaking havoc for millions of people in the region and destroying the climate. Palm oil producers must immediately deploy fire crews to extinguish these fires. But really cleaning up their act starts with adopting a zero deforestation policy,"...
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Two custodians found dead in West Palm Beach, Fla., school
2013-06-20 19:00:00| American School & University
Bodies found inside the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts; police are looking to question another custodian. Safety at School read more
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