Palm oil destruction of forests (1 Viewer)

[tommydazzle]

Please sign to get this Christmas advert reshown highlighting the plight of the orangutan caused by palm oil plantations.

It's been banned for being 'political' but it's a message that needs urgent attention and should be beyond politics. Great advert for this cause.

Nearly a million signatures so far.

Sign the Petition

 

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[fernandopartridge]

While petitions are lovely what about being more responsible consumers and avoiding products with palm oil in? Far more effective than a petition to nobody in particular

 

[clint van damme]

While petitions are lovely what about being more responsible consumers and avoiding products with palm oil in? Far more effective than a petition to nobody in particular

Good point. That's the problem nowadays, it's easy to sign an online petition and think you've contributed to solving an issue without any financial contribution or activism, (he said sat on his settee with his computer on his lap!!).

 

[tommydazzle]

While petitions are lovely what about being more responsible consumers and avoiding products with palm oil in? Far more effective than a petition to nobody in particular

Yes always trying to shop ethically - very hard to avoid palm oil though, it's in everything. The guy organising this petition is trying to do something and is meeting with the advertisers to try and reinstate the advert with the weight of a million signatures behind him. It's about education and getting the issues out there in any way you can.

 

[Nick]

Saw something the other day that said stuff to make vegan food uses much more than Palm oil? Not sure how true.

 

[fellatio_Martinez]

Doritos contain palm oil so unfortunately I can't back this campaign as they're a huge part of my life.

 

[tommydazzle]

Sometimes they get round it by just calling it vegetable oil. I think vegan cheese may contain it as does most of our favourite chocolate brands.

 

[rob9872]

I'm really pleased others take things seriously as I'm sure somewhere down the line it'll be important, but is it ok in this day and age not to give a flying? Not just about this, but global warming, plastic waste, emissions and other things supposedly ruining our planet. I genuinely couldn't give less of a fcuk and I know that makes me a bad person, but I'd be lying to say different!

 

[Otis]

Palm oil is everywhere.

I suggest you all go into your cupboards and look at all your labels.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Palm oil is everywhere.

I suggest you all go into your cupboards and look at all your labels.

Oreos

 

[tommydazzle]

I'm really pleased others take things seriously as I'm sure somewhere down the line it'll be important, but is it ok in this day and age not to give a flying? Not just about this, but global warming, plastic waste, emissions and other things supposedly ruining our planet. I genuinely couldn't give less of a fcuk and I know that makes me a bad person, but I'd be lying to say different!

I'd be genuinely ashamed to have admitted to this but I know you won't give a flying about what I think.

 

[Otis]

Oreos

I just call mine 'cupboards', but if you want to name them, go ahead.

 

[fellatio_Martinez]

I genuinely couldn't give less of a fcuk and I know that makes me a bad person, but I'd be lying to say different!

I love the smell of nihilism in the afternoon!

 

[Otis]

Just looking in my cupboards.

All these contain palm oil.

Hobnobs
Jacobs Crispbreads
Nutella
Maryland cookies
Rich Tea biscuits
Digestives

 

[clint van damme]

Just looking in my cupboards.

All these contain palm oil.

Hobnobs
Jacobs Crispbreads
Nutella
Maryland cookies
Rich Tea biscuits
Digestives

do you have anything in your cupboards that contain any vitamins or nutrients Otis?

 

[Otis]

Hang on......


No, just the above, plus some sherry, some Lloyd Grossman pasta sauce, some pasta and some weird Russian shit.

 

[Otis]

Oh and some Bisto and Buterkist popcorn, which also have palm oil in them.

 

[clint van damme]

Hang on......


No, just the above, plus some sherry, some Lloyd Grossman pasta sauce, some pasta and some weird Russian shit.

HAHA!

 

[Otis]

Ah, just found another cupboard I didn't know we had.

Cup a Soup
Mug Shots
Bird's custard.

All have palm oil.

 

[Colin1883]

Please sign to get this Christmas advert reshown highlighting the plight of the orangutan caused by palm oil plantations.

It's been banned for being 'political' but it's a message that needs urgent attention and should be beyond politics. Great advert for this cause.

Nearly a million signatures so far.

Sign the Petition

Iceland in association with Greenpeace

 

[Otis]

Iceland in association with Greenpeace

I didn't know that.

Have they always been related? I thought Iceland did some whaling.

 

[Ian1779]

Ah, just found another cupboard I didn't know we had.

Cup a Soup
Mug Shots
Bird's custard.

All have palm oil.

What about Pringles? I need a way to end my wife's obsession with them.

 

[fellatio_Martinez]

This is pure palm oil.

 

[Marty]

I didn't know this was even an issue, it's a shame the natural habitat of many animals is being destroyed for us. It's only going to get worse as the worlds population grows.

 

[Nick]

This is pure palm oil.

A bit of spit is free

 

[fernandopartridge]

Doritos contain palm oil so unfortunately I can't back this campaign as they're a huge part of my life.

The thought was there

 

[Astute]

I'm really pleased others take things seriously as I'm sure somewhere down the line it'll be important, but is it ok in this day and age not to give a flying? Not just about this, but global warming, plastic waste, emissions and other things supposedly ruining our planet. I genuinely couldn't give less of a fcuk and I know that makes me a bad person, but I'd be lying to say different!

We have a milkman for one main reason. Back to having glass bottles again.

I am happy to pay more for my milk as we get it delivered. But what does piss me off is that we buy our veg loose when we can. So they charge us more quite often than when it is packaged.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Fuck it, the world is done. Enjoy it while it lasts. I’m going to have a palm oil bath later.

 

[Gazolba]

The big question is, is there a more benign substitute for palm oil that could be produced at a comparable cost?
My guess is palm oil is produced in countries with very low labour costs.
And who can blame those countries with few other sources of income from cutting down their forests and planting lucrative crops?
The UK, most of Europe, and the USA all did the same years ago.
The UK used to be covered with forests with bears, wolves and wild boar living there.

 

[shmmeee]

 

[Otis]

Yes, indeed.

Dad's gone to a deforestation protest, Mum's gone to Iceland.

 

[Gazolba]

This is a good link to read about it. One person trying to make a difference.
One woman's fight to save rainforest

 

[dutchman]

"Don't do as we do, do as we say"

ITV Good Morning Britain: Piers Morgan calls out Iceland boss in heated palm oil debate

Iceland still sells over 200 products containing palm oil.

 

[Ashdown]

It would be easier to just find a list with products that don't contain the damn stuff.

 

[Otis]

Or just do all your shopping at Iceland, where they don't sell any products containing palm oil apart from the 200 products they have on their shelves that do.