Having spent this week watching the orangutan diaries on bbc, I really feel absolutely disgusted that over 10 million acres of forest have SO FAR been destroyed for Palm Oil Plantations. We have a right to know just who the owners and supporters of the palm oil industries are , then we can all make our own descisions to boycott theses people and their companies and products. FOR GODS SAKE STOP THIS INSANITY NOW.
How do we start this ball rolling???????
2007-04-06 07:41:27 · 14 answers · asked by areyou.receiving 2 in Environment
It is more effective and thus productive if this problem is looked at from a holistic point of view not just an attempt to pigeon - hole it as a particular industry specific malaise.
When you find a solution to the present distortion in the world economic system between the system of production and the inequality in its eventual distribution, then you would have found the way out.
The present system is driven by greed for profit which must be met by the unholy exploitation and excessive use of both the human and material resources including the plunder of the forests, available within the society.
There is therefore a link between these structures of exploitation and to address it therefore, we must address the process of distorted excessive consumption for the bye- products of these industry in some sections of the globe which in turn drives demand for and then the on - going plunder.
The chain, must be identified which I know is very long, and then severed but what I ask, given the picture we have seen, is it possible to destroy it without causing a major socio-political upheaval?
Thanks and I wish you good luck in your quest.
2007-04-07 00:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by comradechris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you for real? The palm oil industry was once a prime driver in the Nigerian economy. Then came competition from Malaysia (and others), independence and then rapid disintegration from around 1980. Prospects are clear: It is a no go; not even a go-slow. You can write tons of pages about the challenges.
2016-05-18 22:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by aline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people at the discussion forums on these two sites seem very knowledgeable and would probably gladly have a go at answering your question, they seem able to dig up loads of information. I tend to only follow the 'News reports' but palm oil keeps appearing and every report seems dead set against it, so a bit of searching and poking around on the site may reveal some answers especially company names and products/uses.
http://www.peakoil.com
http://www.theoildrum.com
(http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2214) - This looks a good starting point, explains the EU's stance and mentions a few company's.
nPower considered using palm oil for power stations, I never realised it was such a sought after fuel, I always assumed it was going to be used as a bio deisel. This is pretty tragic, destroying animals habitats so we can continue living our energy intensive lives.
2007-04-06 07:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by randombushmonkey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Palm oil is not especially good as a cooking oil so encourage every body to stop using it .
2007-04-06 08:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will be watching this one there must be something we can do.It is breaking my heart to see all these things exposed on telly and not be able to physically do anything,why not at the end of the programs do they not let us know how to help and we will.Why have to ask these questions on the web,it should be more accessible .
2007-04-06 07:49:52 · answer #5 · answered by pups 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Was thinking the same after seeing the prog and have just been looking at the WWF site(nope it's not wrestling they lost that one) but maybe people power can win this one!(hopefully)
2007-04-06 07:56:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Best thing we can do is to stop buying produce that contain
palm oil.some fish and chip shops use palm oil,ask before
you order.
2007-04-06 07:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by Edd e 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't aware that palm oil was ever used in cooking.
I believe it's prime use is in making soaps.
2007-04-06 09:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by Barrie G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This came about in response to the the biofuels bandwagon so you can blame the petroleum hating evironmentalists. I would start with Al Gore.
2007-04-06 09:08:44 · answer #9 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ruthless bastards. it's always about profit!
i've been watching the orangutan diaries too....fantastic series.
you could start a petition or a website.
2007-04-06 11:47:33 · answer #10 · answered by Stef 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋