By It’s pretty crazy to think that something as seemingly innocent as Girl Scout cookies could be contributing to rainforest destruction, the violation of Indigenous rights and the extinction of endangered species like orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos. Unfortunately, because Girl Scouts USA (GSUSA) chooses to use rainforest destroying palm oil in a large majority of their recipes, these are the harsh realities of their supply chain.
Two Girl Scouts have been working very hard to change this, Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva. Our next step in pushing GSUSA CEO Kathy Cloninger to make the right decision for Girl Scouts and rainforests is a little nudge from thousands of people on Facebook and Twitter brought to you by Rainforest Action Network and Change.org. That’s where you come in…
1 Update Your Facebook Status
If you are a Girl Scout, alum, troop leader or family member:
As part of the Girl Scouts family, I am disappointed to see rainforest destroying palm oil still in our cookies. Please help me convince our CEO Kathy Cloninger that Girl Scouts must do right by the world’s last rainforests. Please sign this petition today! http://ran.org/girlscoutcookies
If you are not a member of Girl Scouts, copy/paste:
Will Girl Scouts get rainforest destroying palm oil out of their cookies? Girl Scouts of the USA claims they “have little say if not no say in the recipes used by the bakers.” We don’t buy it. Sign this petition telling CEO Kathy Cloninger that the power to save rainforests is in her hands. http://ran.org/girlscoutcookies
2 Update Girl Scouts of the USA Facebook Wall
9:00am PST update: After the Girl Scouts of the USA Facebook Page was flooded this morning with comments by Girl Scouts, troop leaders, alumnae, parents and Facebook users concerned about the rainforest, Girl Scouts USA panicked and removed all the individual comments from their page. GSUSA also disabled the Facebook function that allows you to share a link on that page. Therefore, instead of commenting on the Girl Scouts of the USA Facebook Page, you can do it on the Girl Scout Cookies Facebook App page. Here’s the latest version of instructions:
If you are a Girl Scout, alum, troop leader or family member, click “Like” on the Girl Scout Cookies Facebook App page, then copy/paste:
As part of the Girl Scouts family, I am disappointed to see rainforest destroying palm oil still in our cookies. I’d like to see Girl Scout cookies be rainforest safe by our 100th anniversary!
If you are not a member of Girl Scouts, click “Like” on the Girl Scout Cookies Facebook page, then copy/paste:
Will Girl Scouts get rainforest destroying palm oil out of their cookies? Girl Scouts of the USA claims they “have little say if not no say in the recipes used by the bakers.” We don’t buy it. Sign this petition telling CEO Kathy Cloninger that the power to save rainforests is in her hands. http://ran.org/girlscoutcookies
3 Tweet @ Girl Scouts
If you are a Girl Scout, alum, troop leader or family member:
As part of @GirlScouts, I pledge to help get #rainforest destroying #palmoil out of our cookies. http://su.pr/1WTU7i via @RAN RT!
If you are not a member of Girl Scouts:
#Rainforest destruction doesn’t belong in your cookies @GirlScouts USA. Your girls deserve better. http://su.pr/1WTU7i via @RAN RT!
***Follow Girl Scout activists Madi & Rhiannon on Twitter @GirlScoutHonor.
4 Tweet @ Celebrities
Get some celebrity spokespeople on our side!
Choose 1 or 2 celebs from our list of famous Girl Scout alumnae (we recommend choosing from the top 5), then add their twitter handle to the end of the tweet below:
Example: As a @GirlScouts alum,can you help us make GS cookies #rainforest safe by RT’ing this? http://su.pr/1WTU7i @MarthaStewart @VenusesWilliams
Girl Scout Alumnae Twitter Handles
- Venus Williams @ VenusesWilliams
- Martha Stewart @MarthaStewart
- Taylor Swift @taylorswift13
- Sheryl Crow @SherylCrow
- Katie Couric @katiecouric
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee @JackieJoynerK
- Dolly Parton @Dolly_Parton
- Star Jones @StarJonesEsq
- Amy Sedaris @amy_sedaris
- Dakota Fanning @theDakeFanning
- Gloria Steinem @GloriaSteinem
- Reese Witherspoon @RealReeseW
- Mariah Carey @mariahcarey
- Kristin Davis @KristinDavis
- Carrie Fisher @CarrieFFisher
- Deborah Norville @DeborahNorville
- Barbara Walters @BarbaraJWalters
- Danica Patrick @DanicaPatrick
- Rep. Tammy Baldwin @RepTammyBaldwin
- Judy Biggert @JudyBiggert
- Rep. Mary Bono Mack @MaryBonoMack
- Rep. Diana DeGette @RepDianaDeGette
- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo @RepAnnaEshoo
- Rep. Kay Granger @RepKayGranger
- Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee @JacksonLeeTX18
- Rep. Barbara Lee @RepBarbaraLee
- Rep. Nita Lowey @NitaLowey
- Rep. Carolyn McCarthy @RepMcCarthyNY
- Sen. Barbara Mikulski @SenatorBarb
- Sen. Susan Collins @SenatorCollins
- Sen. Patty Murray @PattyMurray
- Donna Christensen @DelegateDonna
- Maria Bartiromo @MariaBartiromo
- Abigail Breslin @AbigailBres
- Laura Bush @laurawbush
- Vanessa Hudgens @VanessaHudgens
- Susan Lucci @Susan_Lucci
- Marlo Thomas @MarloThomas
- Judy Woodruff @JudyWoodruff
- Holly McPeak @hmcpeak1