indeed but you’d need to destroy waaaay more if you don’t use it, they use it because the palm oil tree is so comparatively efficient.
Not using it in biofuels would be awesome though, electrify that use at least.
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Psythik@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoRainforests are being destroyed to harvest it.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago indeed but you’d need to destroy waaaay more if you don’t use it, they use it because the palm oil tree is so comparatively efficient.
Not using it in biofuels would be awesome though, electrify that use at least.
It’s also linked to child slave labor
Thank you for making me aware. I recently switched from almond milk to hemp milk to try to be more resource conscious. I guess I’ll also try to see if I can weed out palm oil products.
Flagstaff@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
It’s also tremendously artery-clogging; they use it because it’s cheap.