Chiquita (yes, the banana company) has agreed to drop the use of fuel that comes from oil refineries that use oil from Canada’s dirty tar sands. Chiquita is working with ForestEthics to get off this dirty energy source. Kudos to Chiquita! (And, of course, a big “Thank You” to ForestEthics.)
“Chiquita accounts for roughly one quarter of the United States’ banana market, and the millions of bananas it sells every day arrive at stores in diesel-fueled and refrigerated heavy-duty vehicles,” ForestEthics notes. “Chiquita’s action to reduce the use of controversial fuels like those from Tar Sands is similar to that taken by almost two-dozen major companies, 15 of which have confirmed their action publicly.”
More here: ForestEthics | Chiquita bananas photo via Miss Sydney Marie
Darcy, apparently you haven’t read very far into the matter — the oil coming from Canada’s tar sands is many times more harmful than typical oil. for more, check this link (which is also in the article above): http://planetsave.com/2011/08/30/tar-sands-oil-pipeline-backwards-thinking-humongous-climate-change-impact/
One would think environmentalists would be happy to help Canada clean up the big environmental messs that Alberta has with so much oil in the ground.
Darcy, apparently you haven’t read very far into the matter — the oil coming from Canada’s tar sands is many times more harmful than typical oil. for more, check this link (which is also in the article above): http://planetsave.com/2011/08/30/tar-sands-oil-pipeline-backwards-thinking-humongous-climate-change-impact/