Palm Trees ''Grew on Antarctica''
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A massive scientific drilling mission off Antarctica''s eastern coast turns up evidence of palm trees during a warm period 53 million years ago.
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Starbucks Commits to Using Only Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015
Starbucks has pledged to use only sustainable RSPO certified palm oil in 100% of its products by 2015. Last week, Green Century Management announced that Starbucks will purchase all of the company's palm oil only through sustainable palm oil suppliers who are certified. Green Century originally file...
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Palm Oil Plantations in South East Asia Speed up Climate Change
Palm oil trees have been a subject of quite a debate lately, as they are considered environmentally unsustainable. Adding to this, a new study just published in the journal Nature reveals that deforestation in the peat swamps of Malaysia, for the purpose of growing palm trees for biofuels, resulted ...
