Why Is Palm Oil Unethical

The orangutan, one of the world’s great apes, resides on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The forests of these islands are being destroyed in order to create palm oil plantations. Palm oil is in high demand due to its uses as a biofuel and as a vegetable oil. The palm oil industry is a major threat to the survival of the critically endangered orangutans, due to loss of habitat. This leads to illegal poaching since the orangutans are viewed as pests, leaving many young infants orphaned and alone. There are rescue groups that rehabilitate these great apes, but more must be done in order to prevent the extinction of this rapidly declining species. Sustainable palm oil options need to be researched and utilized and there should

Palm kernel oil is trans-fat-free and 80 percent saturated fat when unmodified, according most experts saturated fat increases LDL in the blood, which is the bad cholesterol. However, excessive accumulation of LDL in the artery walls could trigger inflammation and destroy the heart and arteries, which may eventually cause heart attack or stroke.

The petroleum trade in chad was supposed to seriously help the poverty rate and benefit the country but it seems it's done just about the opposite. Even though the oil trade brings in money it has negatively affected the local people ESPECIALLY the people around the petroleum extraction itself. For example In the Eastern Logone region that includes the Doba Oil Basin and about 38% of Chad's population was rated 3rd poorest region of chad despite the hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil exported. the other affects on the people are endless and further contamination is always a hazard. There already has been some contamination there have been drainage canals have polluted the surface including the groundwater used by the locals,infertile and contaminated quarries have been returned to farmers without being cleaned or secured,rivers have been sullied by oil spills. These are just some of the environmental impacts the oil trade has on Chad and I think this is a good example that not all companies and corporations can benefit a country even if they bring in money. The oil trade in Chad is a very controversial topic especially in chad there are benefits economically but there are also environmental

Anything containing oil has been an increasing problem to the environment and to people. The toxicants that the oil produce harms people with their health. In the film Fuel, the director Josh Tickell talks about how crops can produce fuel, which produces cleaner air and is safer for the public. There are also other ways that Biofuel could be produced, such as adding human waste onto algae. The way that society utilizes oil is hurting the world, which in fact is affecting the human population and environment, but people only realize it until it is too late. With biofuel people would not be in danger and it could be produced without struggling to find oil.

Palm oil is a lucrative business that generates billions of dollars a year. It is

Sweatshops are an impact on our environment. Things like chemicals and pesticides can cause cancer, mental illness and much more. Clothes that are made in sweatshops may contain pesticides due to the horrible conditions of where they are made. Bacteria isn’t not removed from the clothes once they are thrown out which is another environmental impact. Sweatshops are not environmentally friendly

Palm oil is a vegetable oil high in saturated fats extracted from the palm fruit, the palm tree is a native plant to West Africa then was imported into South East Asia in the mid-19th century. It is one of the most popular edible oils and is being used in approximately 50% of products currently in the supermarkets of Australia including cosmetics, toiletries and food. Malaysia and Indonesia grows around 87% of palm oil while Australia imports about 130,000 tonnes of palm oil every year. Due to the oil plantations being in countries where there

As you can see deforestation is man made, not intentionally man made, but instead intentionally made for industrialization. Predominantly Indonesia has the highest rate of deforestation in the world and also is the world's third-largest producer of greenhouse gases behind China and the US, with 85% of its emissions coming from forest destruction and degradation (theG). The statistics as you can see are more alarming than perceived in the media and it is extremely imperative to help regulate and help with this mast tragedy of the

Palm oil harvest often leads to deforestation of the rainforests, and raises many ethical concerns from the public, (Levitt, 2015).

Companies abuse cheap labor who are forced to work in a polluted working condition, but refusing to provide any equipment and protection. Many companies from the U.S. Exploit the cheap labor resource from Asia especially China and Taiwan. China and Taiwan are two countries mostly provide cheap labor for the U.S. Companies. Up to 78 percent of all products in the U.S, are imported from China and Taiwan. Even though, the labor in these countries are treated poorly. According to News Track article, Chinese employees get paid for 90 cents an hours compare to 9.5 dollars minimum as the U.S. Labor(Talk). Moreover, most children and women in China and Taiwan are not encourage to go to school because of financial issue. Up to 58 percent of children from 5 to 17 years old dropped out of school and work as labor for surviving. They get paid the same amount as adults but have to work 2 or 3 more hours a day. Because their families are too poor so they willing to work to earn some money, their families need that extra source of income for surviving task. In the journal article “Knowledge Of And Attitude To Contraception Among Migrant child Workers In Mainland China”, the author has done some researches discovered that over 23 millions child are working as labors from China and Taiwan. They have to work in extreme conditions for long hours, mostly 12 to 16 hours a day with 2 or 3 short breaks take about 5 to 15 minutes and work excessive overtime without a single day off during the week(Ip). Furthermore, they have to work under risky condition. Most industries in China provide a hazardous working condition for labor which later will negatively affect their health and create many illnesses and diseases, but they receive extremely low wage and no provision of health care or insurance. According to an article “China Blast kill 16”, almost 637 thousand workers at a supplier in China were injured after 1 year of working by using poisonous chemical. The employees work in

An oil spill is not just a splatter of grease, it’s an accident in which oil has come out of a ship and caused pollution, according to Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and Thesaurus. In the film, How to Let Go of the World and Love All Things Climate Can’t Change it focus’ on this issue where the oil company came in and spilling tons of oil throughout the Amazonian Rainforest, spreading two km. The indigenous people who lived there go out there every day to help cleanup all this oil that has been spilled. Knowing the crude oil is highly dangerous when it comes in contact with the skin, the helpers are lacking proper safety equipment which can cause poisoning and burns. The community members should not be the ones cleaning up the mess this oil company has caused.

Possible solutions for the Palm Oil crisis finding an alternative would be beneficial certain alleges can be used just the same as Palm Oil, except not environmentally damaging and sustainable. Use the voice you have raise awareness about the deforestation, enforce to governments and companies and manufacturers that they need to take serious action, voice the facts of whats hurting us and our earth. Lean more towards products that do not consume as much Palm Oil or even better none at all. There is solutions, the Palm Oil industry can still benefit and continue without harming communities and endangering wildlife, the answer is sustainable Palm Oil.

Since the whole documentary is talking about the use of fossil fuels, it starts stating facts about the most corrupt businesses or countries. "Indonesia is one of the most corrupt countries in the world" (48:31). It is true, people do dislike corrupt countries; corrupt countries can destroy things for their own personal gain, for example, burning down trees. However, even though there are so many corrupt countries in our world today, it does not really have connections with the issue the documentary is talking about. Also, there always has been corrupt countries and in the documentary, there are experts who talk about creating ways to stop corrupt countries and yet they just decided to come up with ideas now.

Many including Rothkopf, Grunwalf, and Ruiz-Marrero claim that biofuel is not the solution but rather will become a problem. They claim that if biofuel was produced in large quantity then agriculture would convert from food to fuel. According to the World Bank, over seventy five percent of the rises in food prices is directly caused by biofuel. Indonesia is the leading producer of palm oil, a major biofuel. In order to increase productivity, the people destroyed thousands of trees to plant palm tree. The destruction led to an increase in carbon production. Indonesia moved from the 21st most carbon producer to the third. Another major producer of biofuel is Brazil. If Brazilian farmers were to deforest the Amazon rainforest, it could cause a fifty percent increase in global warming. Through the world, deforestation accounts for over twenty percent of carbon emission. A gallon of biofuel requires the same amount of grain as a person would eat in a year. The switch from food to fuel would cause a worldwide food shortage and an increase in world hunger.

The article I decided to read and summarize has to do with the environmental impact of palm oil. Palm oil is a tropical crop that is mostly used for the production of the oil the crop contains. It has the largest yield and it is the least expensive of all vegetable oils making it the most abundantly used by consumers. Not only is palm oil used for cooking oil and in foods but it is found in almost every single product in the supermarket. This includes soaps, cosmetics, household cleaners, and much more. Because it is so cheap and has such a high yield, the demand for this crop has nearly doubled between 2003 and 2013 (1) and that number is predicted to increase significantly in the coming years.