Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
UPDATE 4/16/12
Hey guys! As of VegWorcester’s VegFest yesterday, I’m adding MORE stuff to this giveaway! And a few Trader Joe’s goodies.Stickers, buttons, and veg/animal info packets galore! Don’t worry—I’m only putting in the best pamphlets.
We’re almost at 1,000 signatures!! Have you signed and entered yet??
17th May 2012
Reblogged From jacquiology
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Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
UPDATE 4/16/12
Hey guys! As of VegWorcester’s VegFest yesterday, I’m adding MORE stuff to this giveaway! And a few Trader Joe’s goodies.Stickers, buttons, and veg/animal info packets galore! Don’t worry—I’m only putting in the best pamphlets.
We’re almost at 1,000 signatures!! Have you signed and entered yet??
NO ONE CAN WIN UNTIL WE REACH 2,000! Please read and sign!
Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
UPDATE 4/16/12
Hey guys! As of VegWorcester’s VegFest yesterday, I’m adding MORE stuff to this giveaway! And a few Trader Joe’s goodies.Stickers, buttons, and veg/animal info packets galore! Don’t worry—I’m only putting in the best pamphlets.
We’re almost at 1,000 signatures!! Have you signed and entered yet??
Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
I want you all to read this and understand that “sustainable palm oil” is not something we can really depend on. There’s no concrete way for us to know. Boycotting is the only way.
(Source: dougcmatthews)
I know you weren’t trying to be rude, but you have to understand I get like at least 15 messages a day. Right now I just cranked out 35 messages with attentive answers and I still have 35 left. This blog is not a full-time job that I have—it’s a hobby I love, and as with all hobbies, it’s secondary to my actual life (school, my boyfriend, my family, my job, my internship, my duties as editor of a publication).
I apologize for not getting back to you guys as quickly as you’d like, but I do my best.
Anyway, as far as I know companies extract it from the palm fruits just as you can at home, just larger-scale. The whole palm oil issue is very hard to tack, honestly; there’s a lot of information out there and not a whole lot about the specifics. Which to me makes it suspicious.
Hopefully, these will give you some insight:
- Palm Oil Production Through Sustainable Plants
- OPTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CRUDE PALM OIL INDUSTRY IN THAILAND THROUGH ENHANCEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
- Process integration possibilities for biodiesel production frompalmoil using ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic residues ofoilpalmindustry
Earlier this month, we told you about how our beloved Clif Bars are being shady about disclosing where they source their cocoa. We hope it’s not from child slaves, but we don’t KNOW, you know?Since then, some of our awesome readers have sent them inquiring emails, and reported back.*…
Again, this is why I’m petitioning to get them to remove the palm oil from their products, because I’m sure it’s not sustainably sourced. It says nothing about their palm oil anywhere, and they’re so roundabout. Best to just get rid of it! Please sign, and tell CLIF to boycott palm oil.
Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
UPDATE 4/16/12
Hey guys! As of VegWorcester’s VegFest yesterday, I’m adding MORE stuff to this giveaway! And a few Trader Joe’s goodies.
Stickers, buttons, and veg/animal info packets galore! Don’t worry—I’m only putting in the best pamphlets.
We’re almost at 1,000 signatures!! Have you signed and entered yet??
Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
This seems necessary considering each time I post my giveaway someone asks me about this on Anon. It’s getting to be a hassle. So, you will all be redirected to this post!
- What is palm oil? Where does it come from?
Palm oil comes from the oil palm trees and can be cultivated only in tropical areas of Asia, Africa and South America. Yup, that’s it.
- Why is it bad?
From the GreenPalm website, palm oil is causing “issues relating to biodiversity, soil degradation, local people, land rights and many other matters. Development of new plantations has resulted in the conversion of large areas of forests with high conservation value and has threatened the rich biodiversity in these ecosystems.
In particular orangutan habitats have been threatened by palm oil production. In 1900, there were around 315,000 orangutans. Today, fewer than 50,000 exist in the wild, split into small groups with little long–term chance of survival. Scientists say the palm oil industry is the biggest threat to orangutans, with the species driven to extinction within 12 years unless the devastation of their natural habitat is halted.” In Indonesia and Malaysia, in 15 years almost 98% of rainforests will be gone. In short: palm oil is a major cause of the deforestation of natural rain forests and is the reason that orangutans will be extinct in 10 years.
- What kinds of foods contain palm oil?
- Well, this sounds sad and hopeless. I feel like there’s no way out of this.
- Why is it worse than any other unsustainable food product?
It’s not. It 100% isn’t. This is called caring about more than one thing at a time, and it takes responsibility, and it’s up to you. Palm oil just happens to be an issue we can take a stand on and effect change right now, and it’s important to do so. If you’re concerned about where your food comes from, buy local and buy in season.
- Well, isn’t there any sustainable palm oil?
Why yes, apparently there is. I am not an expert on the companies that use sustainable palm oil, though, so if you and concerned about a product that contains palm oil, please check the whole label to see if it says “sustainable,” contact the company, or check Green Palm’s member list to see if the company in question is on it. If they are, please contact the company and ask them to correctly label their products as using sustainable palm oil - it’s important.
- What are you doing about this?
I have boycotted palm oil. It’s safer that way, especially because highly-processed oils like that are bad for you anyway. Unless a label says specifically that it is sustainable palm oil, I won’t buy or consume it. Currently I have a petition going against CLIF Bar & Company asking them to remove it from their recipes. I’ll be approaching them with it when it reaches 2,000 signatures.
I love hearing this, and I’m so proud of you <3 Vegan and boycotting palm oil? So happy. Wonderful life choices, haha! So far still no reply, but I can also call them if they don’t get back to me by the first of April.
Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
Alright guys, let’s approach CLIF with this. At 2,000 signatures, someone is going to win all these excellent vegan goods.
My petition to get CLIF & Company to boycott palm oil successfully reached the 700 mark due to my last giveaway, and I’ll say it again,IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU SNACKS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BY GOLLY I WILL GIVE YOU SNACKS.
I tried to keep it as unisex as possible, but hey—I am a girl. Here’s what the lucky person who helps me save the world will get:
- An EcoTools Brush Set
- 30 mini PB&J Larabars
- Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm (totally awesome and not at all “girly”)
- 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix
- Dorset Cereals Cranberry, Cherry, & Almond Muesli
- Valor Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds
- A KOALACORE Clothing Accessory Pack, generously donated by my good friend Ricky Sanchez. 10% of their company profit goes to the ASPCA! #weareallanimals
And then a few little odds n’ ends from me as well :)This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, so here’s what you must do:Because Tumblr is too lame to support the widget’s HTML,
go here to enter the giveaway. You can go back every day to get points.
I spoke to them via Twitter and they said it was palm-based, because their products are tree nut-free. I told them that they should please reconsider their recipe to remove the palm vegetable glycerin, and why. They thanked me and said they were going to be looking into it! Very sweet people :)
