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The Ape Vine Heard It Through The Ape Vine www.apeconservationeffort.org plantations in tropical generates tens of billions temperature and rich soil. of dollars in revenue. The "easiest" way to plant Plus more than six the plantation is to clear- million jobs globally are cut, burn the forest trees tied to this product. A that aren't sold for closer look will tell you lumber, and then plant oil that the problem is not palms in rows on the with the product but with empty land. Yes, the where and how it's grown Halloween, burning is a major and used. contributor to global Holidays and warming. Yes, clear- Oil palm has a 4-10 times cutting the forest takes higher yield per hectare Palm Oil away homes and food for than other oilseed crops. the plants and animals This means it will It's usually this time of there. Yes, one of these produce more product on year when we focus more animals hugely effected less land. To be able to on products containing by this is the orangutan. encourage companies to palm oil. Trying to be end clear-cutting and er October 2015 informed consumers is simply reuse the planted important in helping save land will make a big orangutans and the other impact. Not all flora and fauna in the previously clear-cut land areas being decimated by will need to be replanted forest clear-cutting. for palm oil. More efficient farming and seed We are aware of the palm quality will allow some of oil crisis. We understand the plantation land to go With so many negatives, that boycotting palm oil back to nature. why would we want to will not make the support palm oil? companies creating palm How do we express to the plantations get out of the companies involved that Palm oil is naturally free business. Plus we know we want them to do this? of trans fats, and it is a that palm oil is in most highly versatile product. things we use daily. So There is a network of what are we to do? hundreds of organizations The economy of and businesses who are Indonesia and other oil First, let's review the discussing this and setting palm producing countries situation. Palm oil comes standards. This group is is tied to this product. It for the oil palm grown in the RSPO, the A Membership Newslett Roundtable on but hopefully will give Skittles Sustainable Palm Oil. you some suggestions. Smucker's This network is made up You can research more Snickers of plantation companies, on your own. Starbuck's processors, traders, www.rspo.org/members) Sugar Daddy consumer goods Sunbeam manufacturers, retailers, Baby Ruth Sweetarts financial institutions, Bazooka bubble gum Swiss Miss environmental NGOs and Blue Bird Tootie social NGOs, and others. Butterfinger Tropicana In other words any group Capri Sun Twining's Tea desiring to support this Cheerios Twix industry in a responsible Cheetos Twizzlers Calling All ACE way can apply to become Chex Wheaties Members! a member of RSPO. Coca-Cola Wonka Dasani Yoplait November 7 Dentyne Dewey's Bakery Research for this article Is the Date Moravian Cookies comes from the following Doritos sources: As we move towards the Dove candy www.rspo.org end of 2015, it's time to Dr. Pepper get ready for our last Evian www.blog.conservation.o meeting of the year as Fiber One rg/2014/04/why-palm-oil- well as the election for Fiddle Faddle isn't-the-enemy the Board of Directors. Gatorade The ACE Board is At the present it takes a Hagan-Däaz www.zooatlanta.org comprised of seven bit of research to find out Healthy Choice members who are drawn who the RSPO members Hebrew National www.cmzoo.org from the general are. There is an RSPO Hershey's membership. This year logo that is available to Jell-o we are voting to replace put on product packaging, Jiffy Pop four sitting Board but not all RSPO Kind Healthy Grain bars 2015 Gorilla Golf members. Stacie Beckett members have done this. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has moved to Indiana, We should encourage Le Choy and Julie Gaines, Laura them to do this to make it Marie Calenders The Fifth Annual Gorilla Mayo, and Michele Dave easier for the consumer to Mi Casa Golf tournament was held have completed their two support RSPO members Minute Maid on September 29, 2015. year terms. Susan Smith, and their goals. Until Mountain Dew Due to our publishing Janelle Nord, and Lynn then, we will continue to Mr. Goodbar schedule, the winners and Yakubinis have one more try and inform you about Nature Valley highlights from this year's year on their current businesses you might Nature's Own tournament will be in the terms. want to support. Necco January 2016 issue of Nerds Heard It Through The We call on all ACE Remember, ultimately by Nestle's Ape Vine. members to consider supporting RSPO Newman's Own Organics running for the Board of members you are helping Orville Redenbacker Directors and help save orangutan habitat Planters support their and orangutans. Peter Pan organization! All ACE Powerade members are eligible to For your Halloween Reeses run regardless of their shopping, please support Rosarita current voting status. If these RSPO businesses: Ruffles you are interested in (This list is not complete Sabra winners were the husband www.internationalanimal and wife team of Joey rescue.org/orangutan- helping to shape the Jarrell, who completed sanctuary. future of ACE, the run in 20:11 and please notify Julie Gaines Emily Horne with a time We would like to thank at [email protected]. of 24:13. Our Masters our wonderful 2015 winners, another speedy sponsors - Trinity Elections will be held at couple, were David Presbyterian Church, our last meeting of the Watkins (30:29) and Cobb Pediatrics, Gorilla year on Saturday, Raeanne Watkins (32:23). Orangutan mother and baby Sacks, West Stride, November 7, 2015 in Lauderdale Shirthouse, the Ford Conference After the 5K was All proceeds from Run Inc., and Zoo Atlanta. A Room. Beginning at completed, a group of for the Redheads will be round of applause also 5:30 pm, we will adults and kids competed divided between goes to all of the celebrate a successful in the 1 Mile Great Ape Sumatran Orangutan volunteers who made the year with a potluck dinner Gallop Fun Run. The Conservation Programme race possible. and then get down to first two across the finish (SOCP) and International business at 6 pm! More line were sisters Rhys Animal Rescue. Both the details will come shortly Wills (age 8) and Scarlett Sumatran and Bornean Who will be the as well as RSVP contact Wills (age 10). All the orangutans are critically information. Mark your runners had a great time endangered; in fact, they leader? calendars now! and everyone completed are among the most the course! critically endangered DFGFI Gorilla Council species in the world. story, July 2015 Without intervention, they could be extinct in the near future. The primary goal of SOCP is the conservation Run for the of the critically endangered Sumatran Photo by DFGFI Redheads 2015 orangutan. To achieve its 2015 photo of Cantsbee aims, SOCP has adopted by Julie Gaines a number of methods Pablo's group of photo by Julie Gaines mountain gorillas is the Rhys and Scarlett Wills won including reintroduction The Third Annual Run the 1 Mile Great Ape Gallop programs, habitat longest-observed group for the Redheads was a Fun Run. protection, monitoring of among all those success! Our yearly 5K wild populations, and monitored by the Dian run was held on a cool After the race, the runners public education. For Fossey Gorilla fund, from and delightful morning on enjoyed bananas while more information, go to its Karisoke Research Saturday, September 12, the winners of each age www.orangutan.com/proj Center in Rwanda. This 2015. The run was, once class were announced. ects/socp. group was formed in again, held on the The overall winners and 1993 and once reached beautiful grounds of Masters class winners The Orangutan Rescue the largest size of any Trinity Presbyterian then received their grand Project of International group monitored, at a Church in Buckhead. prizes - paintings by some Animal Rescue is high of 65 members. It is very talented orangutans. committed to rescuing still the largest group The runners took off at and rehabilitating monitored by the Fossey 7:30 am and ran through orangutans in Borneo and Fund, with 30 members at a lovely, if slightly hilly, giving them a second the end of June. neighborhood. Our chance to live safely in winners came in pairs this their natural environment. The group is named for year! Our overall Please see their website at the once-dominate silverback Pablo, who clear sign of submission. was first observed (and There is not enough Fossey Fund staff were named) by Dian Fossey. evidence yet enough to really surprised by this Fossey staff of the time But Pablo, who died in convince Fossey Fund reaction, since it was the when legendary 2008, lost his leadership Staff that Cantsbee has first time elder Cantsbee silverback Titus was position to Cantsbee in lost dominance, but they had ever been seen to be challenged by his son 1995, and Cantsbee, who are observing initial signs submissive. Kuryama (filmed in the turns 37 years old this that he has been PBS "Nature" year, has led the group intimidated by Gicurasi, Jean Paul Hirwa, the documentary "Titus: The ever since. But given especially when third Fossey Fund's monitoring Gorilla King").
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