Archived News

01/02/2010 (GIFT (Global Instute for Tomorrow)) - When we have our French fries and potato chips, we hardly think about their connection to the rainforests. How are they connected? This is where palm oil comes into the picture.

01/02/2010 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - A grassroots coalition in Sabah, which is against the 300MW coal-fired power plant proposal in Lahad Datu, is backing Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok’s vision of sourcing the state’s energy from its hundreds of palm oil mills.

28/01/2010 (Guardian.uk) - Organic chocolate maker Green & Black\'s today pledged to switch its entire worldwide food and beverage range to Fairtrade by the end of next year, in a groundbreaking move that will make it the world\'s leading manufacturer of organic Fairtrade chocolate.

28/01/2010 (Science Alert) - Recent campaigns against palm oil show non-governmental organisations are more interested in pandering to rich country donors than promoting sustainable economic and environmental development for South-East Asia's poor.

28/01/2010 (Organic Authority) - This text recently appeared on a 30’ x 70’ banner (above) held outside the company’s Minneapolis headquarters by 42 activists who say the company is irresponsibly sourcing palm oil.

28/01/2010 (New Straits Times), Putrajaya - In keeping with the government's commitment to develop green technology, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak officially launched the Green Technology Financing Scheme here yesterday.

27/01/2010 (China Daily) - Palm oil dropped to the lowest in two months on concern demand from China, the biggest consumer of edible oils, may slow even as crude oil and soybeans declined.

27/01/2010 (Online Opinion) - Recent campaigns against palm oil show non-governmental organisations are more interested in pandering to rich country donors than promoting sustainable economic and environmental development for South-East Asia's poor.

27/01/2010 (Biofuels Digest) - China is repositioning as a major renewable energy center, as it comes under increasing pressure over emissions from the international community. More on the Energy Conservation Law and the Renewable Energy Law.

26/01/2010 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia sees its palm oil exports climbing 16 percent this year on strong market prices, following a 12 percent rise last year as the world's largest exporter looks to tap demand from India and China.

27/01/2010 (New Straits Times), Putrajaya - In keeping with the government's commitment to develop green technology, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak officially launched the Green Technology Financing Scheme here yesterday.

27/01/2010 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - Malaysia may consider green energy from the palm oil industry as an additional power source to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the 411 palm oil mills in the country were potential independent power producers (IPPs) of green energy.