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09-23-2016, 04:21 PM
Young activists in Asia campaign against palm oil and plastic bags
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As the planet gets warmer and global emissions continue to soar, young activists are rising up to take a personal stand against humans' more nefarious impacts on the climate.
In Southeast Asia, the smog from forest burning (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/singaporeans-smell-burning/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) is a perennial problem that continues to occur as farmers continue to illegally set fire to their fields in order to clear them for the next planting season.
SEE ALSO: 375 top scientists warn against Trump's plan to pull out of climate pact (http://mashable.com/2016/09/20/scientists-letter-against-trump-climate-plan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Many of these fields are run by palm oil corporations that produce the cheap vegetable oil found in products from snacks to cosmetics.
There is also the issue of conflict palm oil, which is rampant in the industry and is one of the world's leading causes of rainforest decimation. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/young-climate-change-activists-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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As the planet gets warmer and global emissions continue to soar, young activists are rising up to take a personal stand against humans' more nefarious impacts on the climate.
In Southeast Asia, the smog from forest burning (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/singaporeans-smell-burning/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) is a perennial problem that continues to occur as farmers continue to illegally set fire to their fields in order to clear them for the next planting season.
SEE ALSO: 375 top scientists warn against Trump's plan to pull out of climate pact (http://mashable.com/2016/09/20/scientists-letter-against-trump-climate-plan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Many of these fields are run by palm oil corporations that produce the cheap vegetable oil found in products from snacks to cosmetics.
There is also the issue of conflict palm oil, which is rampant in the industry and is one of the world's leading causes of rainforest decimation. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/young-climate-change-activists-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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