<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for McDonald’s Australia will sell certified-sustainable coffee ]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by swag http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/ Wed, 28 May 2008 01:33:15 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/1 Hey, there goes Elvis!

Now about that nagging thing about factory farmed beef products...

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Now about that nagging thing about factory farmed beef products...

]]> Comment #2 by Jonas http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/ Wed, 28 May 2008 04:47:34 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/2 Rainforest Alliance is highly problematic

Let's not forget that the Rainforest Alliance is a highly problematic organisation, in that it is in the process of killing yet another few hundred thousand small farmers in the tropics, with their war against palm oil.

I would never buy coffee certified by such a dubious organisation.

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Let's not forget that the Rainforest Alliance is a highly problematic organisation, in that it is in the process of killing yet another few hundred thousand small farmers in the tropics, with their war against palm oil.

I would never buy coffee certified by such a dubious organisation.

]]> Comment #3 by Tasermons Partner http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/ Wed, 28 May 2008 07:33:41 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/3 Confused...

in that it is in the process of killing yet another few hundred thousand small farmers in the tropics, with their war against palm oil.

You're confused Jonas.  The Rainforest Alliance's primary objective is to stop the expansion of palm oil plantations into rainforests, not "kill" the ones that're already there.

In th few areas where the Rainforest Alliance stopped expansion, or "took" plantations, they paid the farmers more than fair-market value for the land.  And they only did it after the owners agreed.

The rainforest Allaince doesn't have imminent domain powers, ya know? (Though I sometimes wish they did)

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in that it is in the process of killing yet another few hundred thousand small farmers in the tropics, with their war against palm oil.

You're confused Jonas.  The Rainforest Alliance's primary objective is to stop the expansion of palm oil plantations into rainforests, not "kill" the ones that're already there.

In th few areas where the Rainforest Alliance stopped expansion, or "took" plantations, they paid the farmers more than fair-market value for the land.  And they only did it after the owners agreed.

The rainforest Allaince doesn't have imminent domain powers, ya know? (Though I sometimes wish they did)

]]> Comment #4 by JBass http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:57:39 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/aussie_coffee/4 Rainforest Alliance

The Rainforest Alliance is committed to protecting forests and providing sustainable livelihoods for small farmers. To clarify, we do not purchase land. We are currently developing a program to halt the expansion of palm oil plantations into rainforests. For more information on our work, please go to http://www.rainforest-alliance.org.

Jennifer Bass
Rainforest Alliance

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The Rainforest Alliance is committed to protecting forests and providing sustainable livelihoods for small farmers. To clarify, we do not purchase land. We are currently developing a program to halt the expansion of palm oil plantations into rainforests. For more information on our work, please go to http://www.rainforest-alliance.org.

Jennifer Bass
Rainforest Alliance

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