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Protest over - palm oil' threatens launch of lower-calorie cola
2014-11-22 08:51:33| Beverages - Topix.net
An online protest over the use of palm oil by Frito-Lay is threatening to undermine the launch of a new reduced-calorie cola by its sister brand, Pepsi, which uses no palm oil. PepsiCo Inc., the parent company of both Plano-based Frito-Lay and Pepsi, launched its new Stevia-sweetened cola, called Pepsi True, exclusively on Amazon.com Oct. 13. a substantial amount of research and testing.
IKEA commits to zero deforestation palm oil
2014-11-21 22:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Home products giant IKEA has made a time-bound commitment for eliminating palm oil linked to deforestation and human rights abuses from its supply chain. IKEA, which uses palm oil in candles and food products, unveiled the policy today. It calls for zero deforestation and no conversion of peatlands, in addition to existing certification standards under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). "All new palm oil developments should be on land where biodiversity and natural vegetation are...
Frontier Airlines launches new service at Palm Beach International
2014-11-21 13:07:15| Airlines - Topix.net
Frontier Airlines today will launch new service between Palm Beach International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport and New Jersey's Trenton-Mercer Airport. Bruce Pelly, Director of Airports, talks about the new Frontier Airlines flights from West Palm Beach to Washington, D.C., Trenton, and Denver during a press conference in August.
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The Wall Street Journal: Unilever to use only sustainable palm oil in European foods by year-end
2014-11-20 09:04:40| Food - Topix.net
Every drop of palm oil used by Unilever PLC's European food business, in products from Magnum ice cream to I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spreads, will come from sustainable sources by the end of 2014, the company said Wednesday. fulfilling its pledge to use only traceable and sustainable palm oil world-wide by 2020.
Palm oil production poses problems for the climate
2014-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Last August, from the window of a jet high over Sumatra, I counted nearly a dozen plumes of smoke rising from the vast jungles and plantations below. Some more than a half-mile wide, they looked like pillars holding up the sky. That week the Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency detected 143 new wildfires in Riau Province, the area beneath my flight. All of the fires were almost certainly related to deforestation for timber operations and agriculture -- predominantly oil palm cultivation. Palm oil...
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