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Palm Oil

Palm Oil. Grace Morton RPI EcoEd Research Program Middle School Research Program Spring 2012. Palm Oil. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHH!!!!!!!!!. Palm Oil. Introduction Palm Oil is in almost EVERYTHING Palm oil production is a major factor in deforestation in Indonesia

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Palm Oil

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  1. Palm Oil Grace Morton RPI EcoEd Research Program Middle School Research Program Spring 2012

  2. Palm Oil

  3. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHH!!!!!!!!!

  4. Palm Oil • Introduction • Palm Oil is in almost EVERYTHING • Palm oil production is a major factor in deforestation in Indonesia • Developing palm oil plantations releases carbon and inhibits its reabsorption • Palm oil consumption is unhealthy

  5. Palm Oil • Stakeholders • Animals • Indigenous Peoples • Plantation Owners • Consumers • Companies • Harvesters and Processers

  6. Palm Oil • Every year over 1,800,000 hectares of forest is burned to make way for palm oil plantations • Palm oil is used in a variety of food products, personal care products, cosmetics and pet foods • Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm tree.

  7. Palm Oil • Overview of Research • Online sources • Scientific Articles • The EcoEd Group • Smart People (my dad)

  8. Palm Oil • Animals Effected • Orangutans • Tigers • Elephants • Rhinoceros • Leopards • Various small monkeys • Banteng (an Ox)

  9. Palm Oil • Carbon • Indonesia releases more greenhouse gases than any country besides China and the US. • Carbon is usually stored in ‘carbon sinks’ such as the forest • Carbon is released when the forest is burned to make way for palm oil plantations

  10. Palm Oil • Biofuel • Biofuels are used as a substitute for petroleum based fuels • Palm oil can be used to manufacture biofuel • Fortunately, a lot of other materials can be used for the production of biofuels

  11. Palm Oil • Human Health • Palm oil is loaded with polyunsaturated fat • Polyunsaturated fat is a particularly bad type of trans fat

  12. Palm Oil • Solutions • Herakles Farm • Labeling • More Sustainable Oils • Alternative Products

  13. Palm Oil • Solutions • Herakles Farm

  14. Palm Oil • Solutions • Herakles Farm • Labeling

  15. Palm Oil • Solutions • Herakles Farm • Labeling • More Sustainable Oils

  16. Palm Oil • Solutions • Herakles Farm • Labeling • More Sustainable Oils • Alternative Products

  17. Palm Oil - Alternatives

  18. Palm Oil • conclusions

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