Cargill leaves a palm oil mess in Papua New Guinea

Cargill Inc., the world’s largest agribusiness company, has announced the sale of their palm oil plantations in the remote tropical nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Cargill owns mills and…

Kids Tell General Mills: ♥ Have a Heart ♥

On Monday, February 15, a dozen activists and several kids with Rainforest Action Network’s rockin’ Twin Cities chapter visited General Mills’ Golden Valley Headquarters with a very special Valentine’s Day…

Unfurling Minnesota’s Demand: Protect Rainforests

“Can you imagine sitting down to breakfast with your Cheerios and then reading this in the newspaper?” Well, don’t choke, but you deserve to know that one of America’s most well…

Warning: General Mills Destroys Rainforests

My alarm went off at 6:15am this morning and the excitement of butterflies in my stomach reminded me that the launch date had finally arrived! After four hours of sleep…

RSPO Dispatch: Oil palm is not development

The RSPO is the world’s largest annual meeting of oil palm industry, environmentalists, human rights advocates, and, most importantly, community members. Today, I watched as a community member from Borneo…