So this may be old news to some - but Palm Oil is in most of the foods on our supermarket shelves, and it's responsible for the clearing of 300 rugby fields of rainforest every HOUR!
Please watch this video... (it will save me a lot of typing and you a lot of reading)
Fucking Nature Haters!
We're not completely sure why these environmentalists are so hung up on Orangutans, as it seems Elephants and Tigers are also victims of this extreme deforestation. I guess it's because the Indonesian rainforest is the last remaining habitat of Orangutans on Earth. If deforestation of the area continues at the current rate, 98% of the rainforest will be gone in 20 years!
One of the main companies who support these Orangutan killers is Nestle, who are the numero uno food and drink company in the world. Just turn over some of the packets in your cupboards and fridge and you'll see a Nestle logo on most of them... Nestle actually source their palm oil from a company called Sinar Mas Group. Sinar Mas is already well known for its history with illegal logging and deforestation and they also have a reputation for exploiting the local population in the areas where they're tearing down forests. Unilever (another large food company) stopped purchasing palm oil from Sinar Mas last year for these reasons. But not Nestle! Anything to make a buck huh!?
Of course this is a pain in the arse for most of us, because it means that we're going to have to change some of our habits. We here at Nature Haters have even stopped eating 2-minute noodles! It is a sad day when we turn our backs on the one food that helped us survive our poverty stricken uni days.
The thing that really pisses us off is, there's a number of other oils they could use such as Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil. And most of them are better for our health (palm oil is very high in saturated fats) as well as the environment. Palm oil is just the cheapest option for these huge multi-national companies. And as consumers, we're to blame for always picking the cheapest $$ option and not thinking of the other costs involved (don't be too hard on yourself though :-).
Now you know we love to take the piss out of nature haters here, but in this case, Greenpeace has already done it for us...
On a brighter note, it appears you can continue to stuff you arteries with KFC chips, as they have announced they're switching from Palm Oil to a Canola blend. And even better than that, Cadbury has announced they're removing Palm Oil from their chocolate. Just in time for Easter...
Don't be a Nature Hater! Boycott Nestle and other companies that insist on using palm oil in their products.
