Sticking It- Literally- to Palm Oil
The Rainforest Ag interns—the stupendous Peter, Aja, and Kate— and I took it to the supermarkets last week in the trial run for our August 13th Stick it To Palm Oil Day of Action.
Here’s what happened:
1) (from left to right) Kate, Aja, and Peter (and I) hit the streets with our “WARNING: Product May Contain Rainforest Destruction” stickers:
2) We found a Safeway, rife with palm oil products.
3) And found a lot of products with palm oil, ready to be stickered. The labels looked exactly like the official warning labels they are:
4) And left the products to unknowing consumers to buy, take home, and learn about palm oil:
It couldn’t have been easier. No problems at the supermarket, and now everyone who buys one of those products with the label will be able to check TheProblemWithPalmOil.org, learn more about rainforest destruction for palm oil, and take action against ADM, Bunge, and Cargill.
Plus, we put pressure on the many companies who use palm oil in their products, making it clear that, as consumers, we won’t put up with products that contain rainforest destruction, and are willing to take action to stop it.
Don’t forget… Sign up to participate in the Stick It to Palm Oil Day of Action on August 13th! Click here to get your stickering toolkit!
9 Responses to “Sticking It- Literally- to Palm Oil”
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July 30th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
as awareness spreads, more people will speak out and take action! Our planet needs to heal and we must be the stewards.
July 30th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
From now on, I will check product ingredients and refuse to buy anything containing palm oil. Thanks!
July 30th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I don’t buy any of those products.
July 30th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
As someone who has adopted the practice of checking the ingredients in everything I buy, I have added Palm Oil to list of substances unwelcome in my home. I have found that the effort that it takes to check ingredients is well worth the peace of mind of knowing that I am doing ever thing I can to help make ours a sustainable world for all.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:56 am
I was not aware about the destruction of rain forests for palm oil. You can bet I won’t be buying any products that contain it. I will pass this info along to my family, friends, and co-workers.
thanks for the heads-up!
July 31st, 2008 at 4:56 am
Steering clear of palm oil is good for many reasons. Not only is palm oil bad for the rainforests, it is responsible for the destruction of orangutan habitat, thus bringing orangutans to the brink of extinction. Also, being a hydrogenated oil, palm oil is bad for your arteries.
July 31st, 2008 at 5:32 am
can you give me a list of palm oil products, can it come under different names. thanks
July 31st, 2008 at 12:09 pm
My teenage daughters gave up the beloved chocolate bars that are made with palm oil. It is that important to us to save the rain forests!
August 1st, 2008 at 5:26 pm
No more cheez-its for me!