Not So Cheery Cheerios: What’s General Mills Got to Do with Deforestation?
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Friday, January 29th, 2010, 12:55 PM
Last week, activists from Rainforest Action Network braved the snow and unfurled a banner in front of General Mills headquarters in Minneapolis, MN demanding that the company cut off ties with its chief supplier of palm oil, Cargill.
Why? Because palm oil producers, like those that Cargill buys from, have been tied with rainforest destruction in Indonesia and Malaysia.
While General Mills says it supports a moratorium on palm oil expansion into tropical rainforests, RAN points out that is palm oil supplier, Cargill, does not.
Join us in letting General Mills know you don’t want a serving of rainforest destruction with your breakfast cereal.
Click here to learn more about this vital global warming issue issue and how you can take action.
