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Amazing Stick It to Palm Oil Reports and Pictures!
Posted August 14, 2008 in The Understory

Reports from people all across North America who participated in the Stick It to Palm Oil day of action are rolling in! More than 2,000 people overwhelmed supermarkets with stickers…

Sticking It- Literally- to Palm Oil
Posted July 21, 2008 in The Understory

The Rainforest Ag interns—the stupendous Peter, Aja, and Kate— and I took it to the supermarkets last week in the trial run for our August 13th Stick it To Palm…

On a mission to expose the human costs of palm oil
Posted April 17, 2008 in The Understory

I just arrived in Kuching, Malaysia, after 20 grueling hours of travel from San Francisco. I’m here to take part in a fact finding mission organised by Sarawak Dayak Iban…

The Mainstream Media Spreads the Word about Palm Oil
Posted January 23, 2008 in The Understory

It has been an amazing few weeks for media about palm oil. Three articles, from the Sacramento Bee, the NYTimes, and CNN.com highlighted the problems with the expansion of palm…

Woodlark Island will not be destroyed for palm oil!
Posted January 15, 2008 in The Understory

About a month ago, I wrote about the tragedy of Woodlark Island, where 70% of the island was going to be converted into a monoculture palm oil plantation. Well, great…

Greenwash of the Week: Malaysian Palm Oil Council
Posted January 10, 2008 in The Understory

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council is promoting their product as the green alternative to oil (of the non-Malaysian Palm variety). They’re running a series of ads each ending in “Sustainably…