August 22nd, 2018 The orangutan, the only great ape species found in rainforests in Borneo and Sumatra, was celebrated last week during International Orangutan Day. The day was the perfect occasion for conservation groups to raise awareness about the dangers of the palm oil industry and deforestation in Southeast Asia Read more…
October 17th, 2017 New analysis reveals that over half of the crops used to produce biodiesel in the EU have been imported and are not grown by European farmers. Transport & Environment (T&E), a leading European environmental NGO, has called for more “transparency” in the “opaque” biofuel industry following analysis revealing that Read more…
April 4th, 2017 European politicians voted today in favour of a resolution calling for a halt to incentives for biofuels used in the transport sector that are linked to deforestation and peatland destruction. Groups across the political spectrum in the European Parliament (EP) gave their support to a motion calling Read more…
February 15th 2017 Without a doubt Ireland’s most crazily named environmental problem was announced today by Fingal County Council. The local authority put out a press release warning locals to beware of ‘Palm Oil Fatbergs’. This bizarre phenomenon is where lumps of palm oil, in some cases as big as boulders, have Read more…
