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Sizing Up Palm Oil
Environment  (tags: palm oil, environment, ecosystems, habitatdestruction, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife, world, humans )

Cal
- 15 days ago - cms.ran.org
Made from the flesh of fruit from oil palm trees, palm oil stepped into the void when towering oil prices put pressure on companies worldwide to find alternative sources for products from biofuel to shampoo. Demand for the oil surged by an average of 2.2
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PeaceDreamer AwayPlzNoFwds (87)
Monday November 9, 2009, 11:10 am
OMG that's all we need is more natual forests destroyed to make room for palm oil farms
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (250)
Tuesday November 10, 2009, 3:14 am
man needs to plan carefully, as he will live by the consequences he is sowing now.. developments like these need to have correct environmental impact studies done first before being allowed to commence
 
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