Comments on: From shining sea to shining sea… https://glendalarke.com/2010/12/from-shining-sea-to-shining-sea/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jo https://glendalarke.com/2010/12/from-shining-sea-to-shining-sea/#comment-19247 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:04:21 +0000 #comment-19247 Its one of those Catch 22 situations I guess. The needs of the human race tend to be destructive in the end.

]]> By: Glenda Larke https://glendalarke.com/2010/12/from-shining-sea-to-shining-sea/#comment-19246 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:59:42 +0000 #comment-19246 Probably. It's in just about all detergents and many many other things – cosmetics, lubricating grease and oils, cooking oils and margarines, candles, printing ink, glue, for example.

Without the oil palm industry, countries like Malaysia would be screwed. But the enviromental impact of replacing rainforest with monoculture of any kind is heartbreaking too…

]]> By: Jo https://glendalarke.com/2010/12/from-shining-sea-to-shining-sea/#comment-19245 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:23:53 +0000 #comment-19245 I use Dove, does that require use of oil palm?

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