You have a point, but the reason palm oil is so cheap is that Indonesia turns a blind eye to the clear-cutting. Those costs are externalised, and we all pay them every day, whether we consume palm oil or not.
Only going to replace palm oil if it is cheaper than palm oil. It always comes down to money. It could cure cancer and give you a tax refund, but if it costs too much it’ll never see wide acceptance.
As I understand it, the downside is that indigenous farmers mow down and/or burn local forests to plant the oil palms, destroying the areas biodiversity. Native animals that are used to living alongside a plethora of local plants suddenly have acres of trees that do not benefit them at all.
Correct me if I’m wrong. It seems like oil palms are the best for human farmers, not the environment.
I call it “what if?” news… so I basically I do the same thing you do, only instead of replacing “could” with “could not”… I just rewrite the sentence to start off with the words “What if”, like this: “What if this could be the holy grail to replace palm oil”.
Replacing “What if” with “IN A WORLD, WHERE…” and then doing in the movie trailer guy’s voice works equally well.
You’re right. It’s not silly for the rich folks who use the media to brainwash the public. They have everything to gain from pushing propaganda down the throats of everyone
That’s a pretty similar description to vegetable oil, which was also branded as the healthier option to… something. And it turns out it’s not healthier than anything.
Heavily processed oils aren’t going to be healthier than natural sources of fat. Palm fruit is naturally fatty.
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