Calen May-Tobin
UCS: 'Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto' Falls Short of a Revolution
The word “manifesto” rarely conjures up positive connotations. That word brings to my mind Karl Marx’s famous tome, at best, and, at worst, images of a bearded man in a remote cabin. Regardless, it’s a word most often associated with people o... View More
Palm Oil, Deforestation and the Fast Food Industry: Would You Like a Side of Forests with That?
I travel a lot for my job and after long days on the road the one thing that gets me through is constancy. I pack basically the same clothes for every trip and try to keep up the same workout routine, but the one place it’s hard to keep things cons... View More
Palm Oil: From Plantation to Peanut Butter
A couple of years ago, as I waited for my morning coffee to brew and my toast to, er, toast, I was reading the label of my peanut butter jar and had my entire organic, fair trade world thrown for a loop when I saw that my peanut butter contained palm... View More
