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		Tossrock on Nov 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet This is powerful stuff - palm oil production is clearly an evil. But what really struck me from this was the rather cavalier mention of their guide killing dozens of people with a machete, during an ethnic cleansing. Isn't there a court for people like that? In The Netherlands?

balibebas on Nov 24, 2018 | [–]

You want to see evil look at Malasian deforestation due to production of this crap. It's not even a tasty in cooking. Coconut is.

chemicalnovae on Nov 25, 2018 | | [–]

And where do you think oil coconuts are grown?

refurb on Nov 24, 2018 | [–]

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