tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265228686567306168.post5950102903454873351..comments2023-08-29T10:01:03.166+01:00Comments on Free me from palm oil: Palm oil in fuelSue Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253427020750012680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265228686567306168.post-22004674833067821032010-05-30T11:16:55.399+01:002010-05-30T11:16:55.399+01:00Leonnie, your posting uplifts me and also makes me...Leonnie, your posting uplifts me and also makes me very humble that my little blog has inspired someone else, thank you so much! <br /><br />I have indeed rediscovered my fervour for this cause - one little saying (that you'll hopefully read shortly) changed my mind about not giving in to what sometimes feels futile. I'm more measured now in the time I spend on it but this issue is never <i>ever</i> far from my thoughts.Sue Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253427020750012680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265228686567306168.post-62429698179952416972010-05-29T15:40:32.329+01:002010-05-29T15:40:32.329+01:00Hi Sue,
I've just come across your blog and ...Hi Sue, <br /><br />I've just come across your blog and am reading it chronologically, so I'm sure you regain your fervour in posts I have yet to read. I just wanted to comment, at this point, to say that I feel so inspired by what you have done. I became aware of the connection between palm oil and deforestation about the same time that you started this blog, and I wrote to Cadbury (receiving no reply) and boycotted their chocolate (aswell as Palmers Cocoa Butter, Dove and Utterly Butterly - that was about the extent of my research, which is rather embarrasing in light of the lenghts to which you have gone) for about 6 months before finally feeling completely overwhelmed by the futility of my efforts, and burying my head back in the sand again.<br /><br />I recently watched another documentary about the orangutans and it has spurred me to resume an effort to make ethical choices again, despite the wealth of misinformation and the head-in-the-sand culture that is encouraged by the consumer conglomerates who, on the whole, don't seem to give a monkeys (couldn't resist) about ethical concerns. Hence some tentative research on the net resulted in the discovery of your blog.<br /><br />I think you are truly to be commended for the time and effort you have put into this crusade, and I hope that I can develop the level of integrity required, as demonstrated by yourself, in making my choices count. Even if they are outshadowed by the overall negative impact of our mass-culture, perhaps there is merit in the ethical decisions that each and every one of us can make.<br /><br />LeonnieLeonnienoreply@blogger.com