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Parts of Nearly Extinct Tiger Openly Sold in Sumatra
Parts of the Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered species, are being openly sold in 10% of 326 retailers surveyed across the Indonesian island of Sumatra. A Sumatran tiger caught on film in the wild. Image by Michael Lowe Although there are laws in place to protect the tigers, a [...]
Continue reading...Ad Standards Agency Smacks Down Palm Oil Industry “Green” Claims
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Ad Standards Agency has been featured on Environmental Graffiti several times in the past, always over its crackdowns on companies making false green claims in their advertisements. A Malaysian palm oil plantation. The British agency is at it again, this time taking on one of the more ridiculous [...]
Continue reading...Supermarket Bans Unsustainable Oil
Thursday, November 22, 2007
The Sainsbury’s supermarket chain has announced a ban on environmentally unfriendly palm oil in all of its own-brand products after a customer and activist campaign. Palm oil has been blamed for increasing the destruction of tropical rainforests and driving some animals
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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