The Human Cost Of Palm Oil Expansion
“Before we had a happy life,” Ms. Gaong said she tells her grandchildren. “Now it’s a difficult life. There’s nothing left for them.” The recent story in the New York…
Join the Race to Save Rainforests And Orangutans: Earn a Renegade Merit Badge!
This post is by Girl Scouts Madison Vorva (age 16) and Rhiannon Tomtishen (age 15), who have been campaigning to get palm oil out of Girl Scout Cookies for the…
Cargill’s Record Profits Come at the Expense of Record Deforestation
Cargill just reported record profits of $4.2 billion dollars for its 2010 fiscal year, a 63% increase over the previous year. As the world’s biggest agricultural trader — and the…
What is Sustainable Palm Oil? Part Three
This is the third and final installment in a series of posts that endeavors to answer a simple question: What is sustainable palm oil? The answer, of course, is anything…
Girl Scout Activists Take America By Storm With Monumental Media Sweep
I had the good fortune of joining rock star Girl Scout activists, Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen, on a whirlwind media tour in New York City that brought their compelling…
Girl Scouts, Time to Get Behind the Camera!
Calling all Girl Scouts, Girl Scout families, troop leaders and Girl Scout cookie eaters! Do you agree that Girl Scouts should not have to choose between supporting their troops by…
Girl Scouts USA Censors Scouts on Rainforest Destruction
Girl Scouts USA’s mission is to empower girls to be leaders “who make the world a better place.” But today, in a shocking violation of its own mission statement, the…
Will Girl Scouts USA Make the Right Choice?
Will Girl Scouts USA CEO Kathy Cloninger make the right choice for future generations of Girl Scouts or not? Last week a reporter from Madi & Rhiannon’s hometown published a…
Michelle Obama: Girl Scouts USA Needs a Palm Oil Intervention
Today we launched a public petition asking Michelle Obama to use her influence as Honorary National President of Girl Scouts USA to make Girl Scout cookies rainforest friendly by next…
The Great RSPO Membership Myth: Why Buying from RSPO Members Is Meaningless
“Companies buying palm oil need to be aware that the only way to ensure sustainable sourcing is to buy certified sustainable palm oil from companies that have been assessed against…