Palm Oil and Biofuels: Climate Saviours or Local Environmental Disaster?

Download our audio podcast of an event held on 18th July 2007 at Friends of the earth. Biofuels are hailed as a key emerging clean and green energy source, but what are the environmental and social impacts? Our diverse panel of speakers will present the case for and against biofuels. This discussion is timely with recent findings of the negative environmental impacts of palm oil as a biofuel source. The night will finish with the Melbourne launch of Palm Oil Action Group consumer awareness campaign. Speakers: * Josie Lee – Friends of the Earth – Biofuels overview (0-20 min) * Lee Tan - Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator - Australian Conservation Foundation - Palm oil and its impacts on forests and communities in Papua New Guinea (20-50 min) * Daniel Epstein – Public officer, Melbourne Biodiesel Club – Owner of Melbourne’s first inner city Biofuels Service Station in Prahran. How to make bio-diesel (50-80 min) * Jessica McKelson, Senior Zookeeper Melbourne Zoo - Orangutan rescue diary, Impacts of plam oil on Orangutans. (80-98 min) * Martin Pritchard, Friends of the Earth & Palm Oil Action Group - Take Action Now. What can you do to prevent halt the destruction caused by the Palm Oil industry (98-103 min) Format: MP3. Size:18MB. Length: 103 minutes)

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