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Palm Beach County (Fla.) will close 1 charter, but give a reprieve to 2 others

2013-03-07 22:12:00| American School & University

Charter high school in Delray Beach will close in June.Schoolhouse Beat read more

Dunkin' Donuts to adopt palm oil policy to address deforestation concerns

2013-03-07 21:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Doughnut and coffeehouse giant Dunkin' Donuts has agreed to source 100 percent of its palm oil under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), though the company has yet to set a date for the move, reports the New York State Comptroller's office. The fast-food chain has been the target of environmental campaigners who have linked palm oil production to the destruction of tropical rainforests and other environmental ills in Malaysia and Indonesia. The move came after New York State Comptroller...

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Guide for filing complaints on rule-breaking by palm oil companies published

2013-02-28 19:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Over the past 25 years palm oil production has emerged as one of the biggest drivers of deforestation and peatlands degradation in Southeast Asia. And there are fears that expansion in West and Central Africa could soon make palm oil a major cause of forest conversion on that continent. To help mitigate the environmental damage caused by palm oil production, in 2004 a variety of stakeholders came together to form the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a body that sets standards for production....

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Indonesian palm oil company denies child labor claims, new allegations arise

2013-02-28 07:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: PT Sinar Sawit Andalan (PT SSA), a palm oil plantation company in Indonesias West Kalimantan province, has denied allegations that the company employs children. PT SSA was responding to a video released earlier this month that showed school-age children carrying polybags at the companys work site in West Kalimantans Sintang district. A Sintang district government team has investigated the claim and released a progress report confirming the companys statements. However another resident of the...

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