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Greenpeace stages more protests against Procter & Gamble
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/03/26/greenpeace-stages-protests-pg/6919491/The Cincinnati Enquirer
March 26, 2014
Greenpeace stages more protests against P&G
Alexander Coolidge, CIN
Environmental group Greenpeace says it staged multiple protests around the world Wednesday against Procter & Gamble's sourcing of palm oil it links to rainforest destruction.
The group published protest photos including a banner draped from P&G facilities in Indonesia. Other protests were held at an industry conference in Manchester, U.K., where P&G was presenting and outside P&G facilities in the Philippines, India and Belgium.
"From India to Belgium to the Philippines, people are demanding that P&G starts taking rainforest destruction seriously," said Joao Talocchi, Greenpeace palm oil campaigner.
The latest demonstrations come three weeks after Greenpeace staged a high-profile protest at P&G's world headquarters in Cincinnati. Activists got into the building and unfurled two 60-foot long banners reading: "Head & Shoulders: Stop Putting Tiger Survival on the Line," and "Head & Shoulders: Wipes out Dandruff & Rainforests.... MORE
