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Palm Oil - An Environmental Cost to Borneo - 30 Dec 07

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Palm oil is seen as an increasingly popular alternative to crude oil.

But as production grows, forests are being cut down to make way for plantations.

Nowhere is the problem more apparent than in Indonesian Borneo.

Chris Kline reports.

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  • human overpopulation is the cause of everything

  • bio-fuels are a huge red herring, that stand to destroy our environment. the solution is in sustainable, local economies instead of global economies.

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  • I feel so sorry for both the people of Borneo and their wildlife. Humans are so selfish and money hungry, they cannot see the forest for the trees, that is, palmoil tree plantations. It has to stop NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. We in Sydney are trying to help by fundraising for the Orangutans, and spreading the word NOT TO BUY PALM OIL PRODUCTS. We do care, I'm so sorry for the people who keep losing their land to this horrid industry. and I agree, there are too many humans.

    Gail Browning.

  • I am so worry about our forest,why are the ppl so selfish?They don't care about our forest,now I know why when I came back to my place,the climat was very..very bad to hot like sahara,please don't destroy our forest save the animals save the beautiful nature ,don't kill orang utan's...our forest(Borneo) is one of 3 most important forest of the world....save the world! I love my place Borneo..please don't be stupit to be selffish!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Lets hope they bring back Borneo and stop cuting the rain forest.

  • @estafel Actually, although I agree with your sentiment and the conclusion seems convincing, the population explosion is secondary to the industrial revolution. It is a outcome and consequence of the engines and fossil-hydrocarbon fuels put into service as the industrial revolution wore on.

    Humans do not control their numbers humanly or effectively; there was not much need to do so, prior to the industrial revolution.

    The "cause of everything" is a little deeper. But your point is well taken.

  • Help me prevent natives state land in Lahad Datu (Borneo) into turning palm oil plantations. Join our group in FB "Stateland in Lahad Datu, Sabah (Borneo) is not for oil palm plantations"

  • Reply to beastinblack

    You might have more neocortex than any human, but a bigger fool like you can never fool a smaller fool. Why i don't see people complaining much about deforestation for building concrete cities which have no compensation for what is being removed. This is just political propaganda trying to keep poorer nations forever poor.

  • do you lack any kind of neocortex 97pattan?

  • humanity is mainly grotesque, cancer-like and disgusting, with only rare moments of brilliance. this certainly is not one of them moments.

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