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Major pulp and palm oil firms say they didn't start wildfires Major pulp and palm oil firms say they didn't start wildfires [SINGAPORE] Amid contradictory remarks from Indonesian officials about which firms are responsible for starting the wildfires behind the haze blanketing Singapore and Malaysia, major pulp and palm oil firms have defended themselves against initial ...

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The agribusiness giant trades a quarter of the world's palm oil, and with nearly 50% of all packaged goods at the grocery store now containing palm oil in one form or another, that means companies like Cargill are complicit in ...

Palm oil companies behind Singapore smog: Greenpeace - MSN ...

2 days ago ... Palm oil producers must immediately deploy fire crews to extinguish these fires. ... act starts with adopting a zero deforestation policy," said Bustar Maitar, ... fires happened in concession areas belonging to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) ... "They are under and being controlled by approximately a thousand fire ...

Indonesia Fires, Singapore Smog Likely Caused By Palm Oil ...

2 days ago ... Palm oil companies are suspected of illegally starting widespread forest fires in Indonesia in order to clear land for palm oil plantations, Indonesian officials say. ... rainforests and peatlands for palm oil and pulp and paper plantation ... a presence in Singapore, played a part in the fires, they would be held ...

Paper giant APP promises no Indonesia deforestation - Science News

The world's third-largest paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper said Tuesday it had stopped using logs from Indonesia's natural forests, after fierce campaigning by green groups against the company. ... Greenpeace says. 11 hours ago. Forest fires in Indonesia, which have cloaked Singapore in record-breaking smog, are raging on palm oil plantations owned by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean companies, environmental group Greenpeace said Saturday.

Major pulp and palm oil firms say they didn't start wildfires

1 day ago ... Mr Shanmugam: 'Before we can take any action (against the firms involved in causing the haze), we need to have evidence.' - PHOTO: ...

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When a neighbouring community sold their land to major palm oil companies, the people of Muara Tae didn't imagine that it would one day lead to the devastation of their own land, land that they are determined not to sell. ... In a recent film clip by Al Jazeera, Hadi Daryanto from the Indonesian Forestry Ministry said, 'If the provisional government has recognised this forest as an ancestral forest, it means the government can take ownership on behalf of the community ...

Palm Oil - A Very Slippery Slope | Ian Somerhalder Foundation

The majority of palm oil comes from the pulp of the African oil palm. ... Many are dying in fires set to clear forests, and others are starving because they no longer ... A growing number or companies are no longer using palm oil in their products. ... say that they can't support the largest girl-driven business in the US because of  ...

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GreenBiz: An analysis of the publicly available data shows that the 50 largest investors in the companies receiving the lowest scores — those ranked 490 through 500 on Newsweek's list — include three leading public employee pension ..... They topped it by burning down the jungle to open up land for palm oil plantations... which is standard, that's not the innovation in irony production... wait for it... yeah they let the wild fires get completely out of control and they burnt ...

Would YOU Kill An Orangutan? Say NO to Palm Oil. | Controversial ...

It is a good start for companies to become a member of RSPO and commit to sourcing 'Sustainable Palm Oil', however; theeffectiveness of RSPO is yet to be proven. There has been large debate and controversy over whether ...

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The international mining companies operating in India, Peru, Canada and other countries can kill more people, but they construct a legal excuse so that they can claim not to be "criminal". 31 August ...... Romney's advisors said that whatever Romney said during the primary campaign, afterwards he could erase the slate and start over. 17 August ...... The world's largest butterfly is now in danger of extinction due to cutting the rain forest in New Guinea for palm oil plantations. I'd expect ...

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But really cleaning up their act starts with adopting a zero deforestation policy.” ... To identify the palm oil companies most associated with fire hotspots, ... Land burning by oil palm plantation owners was the main cause of the massive fires that ..... “They decided they didn't have to translocate them to the mainland anymore, ...

Major pulp and palm oil firms say they didn't start wildfires

Major pulp and palm oil firms say they didn't start wildfires. 1:36 AM. [ SINGAPORE] Amid contradictory remarks from Indonesian officials about which firms are ...

Indonesian Forest Protections Under Attack » Rainforest Action ...

I wish I didn't have to write this blog post on Earth Day. ... But the government of Aceh, the province in which the Leuser Protected Ecosystem lies, is considering a plan that would remove large regions of forest from the protected area, opening them up to palm oil and pulp plantations, logging, ... Of course, it's not just local communities and wildlife that need to be protected from bulldozers and forest fires. ... They need the local resources in order to sustain themselves.

Palm oil companies behind Singapore smog, Greenpeace says

2 days ago ... Indonesia is the world's top producer of palm oil, which is used for many ... said Friday that eight companies suspected to be behind the fires were under ... areas belonging to two paper producers—Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia ... "They are under and being controlled by approximately a thousand fire ...

Sinar Mas and APRIL blamed for haze | Everything Also Complain

From 'Indonesia blames eight firms for fires affecting region', 21 June 2013, ST ... Indonesian officials must be hoping this whiny child that is Singapore has gotten what she wants, that after passing on the blame from 'nature' itself to Singapore and Malaysian firms, they've finally shoved some companies into ... Frankle Widjaja sits on the boards Asia Food & Properties and Golden Agri-Resources, the latter (GAR) being the world's SECOND largest palm oil company.

Greenpeace Says Palm Oil Companies behind Singapore Smog ...

2 days ago ... Indonesia is the world's top producer of palm oil, which is used for many ... said Friday that eight companies suspected to be behind the fires were under ... areas belonging to two paper producers -- Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia ... "They are under and being controlled by approximately a thousand fire ...