Wildlife Extinction Southeast Asia Palm Oil

Shopping for picnics or holiday goodies? Check the product label, and avoid products containing palm oil (sometimes disguised as oil of palmitate as manufacturers search for ways to disguise what they are using.) . It's not that hard to do. The New York Times reported on the contradiction of calling palm oil a better bio-fuel In January of 2007. This has been followed with numerous other reports such as the Los Angeles Times newspaper (October 19, 2008) with an update, part of which explains: "Instead of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, producing palm oil on what was once peat swamp forests may be boosting the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Leveling the jungle not only destroys trees that absorb carbon dioxide, it also releases millions of tons of carbon dioxide stored in Borneo's peat for thousands of years." Endangered species are killed in the process. If you're concerned about the planet, shop wisely. If you're a vegetarian, think twice about palm oil! Palm oil is responsible for animal deaths. Read the article online .............