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How rogue palm oil producers are getting away with forest destruction
2013-04-25 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: It always amazes me how the actions or rather inaction of high-level meetings in far-off cities can so seriously impact forests in my own country. Today, an organisation with the declared aim of ensuring environmentally responsible palm oil production the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will be voting on new rules for its members mostly palm oil producers, traders and consumers. Its a big day for the organisation, because for the first time, members will be deciding whether...
Indonesian palm oil giant clearing peat forest despite RSPO membership, alleges Greenpeace
2013-04-25 06:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A major Indonesian palm oil producer continues to clear rainforests in Sumatra despite being a prominent member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), casting doubts on the body's effectiveness in limiting deforestation, alleges a new report from Greenpeace. The report, titled A Dirty Business, is based on a field investigation itno the Darmex Agro group's operations in Riau province. Greenpeace says the palm oil producer, better known as Duta Palma, has been clearing "hundreds of hectares...
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Indonesian palm oil industry would support land swaps to protect forest, while expanding production
2013-04-19 07:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesian palm oil companies would support land swaps as a means to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation while simultaneously expanding production, representatives from the country's largest association of palm oil producers told mongabay.com in an interview last month. GAPKI General Secretary Joko Supriyono and Executive Director Fadhil Hasan said the Indonesian palm oil industry would support a mechanism under which palm oil companies could swap high carbon stock (HCS) and high conservation...
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US: Kroger commits to sustainable palm oil
2013-04-16 15:24:05| Grocery - Topix.net
Kroger has pledged to source all palm oil used in its own-label products from sustainable sources by the end of 2015.
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Committee wants Palm Beach County district to address deferred maintenance
2013-04-15 19:31:00| American School & University
Officials say budget constraints have forced the district to put off repairs. Schoolhouse Beat read more
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