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Burger King did not say what its alternate source of palm oil - used for frying - would be (Reuters)

Burger King: No more palm oil from Indonesian company   

Environmentalists have praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests. +more

3News - Boats spray water to extinguish the fire on the oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the Louisiana coast (Reuters)

What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate   

What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast.
3News - Chris Short

Anti-1080 campaigner Chris Short dies   

Chris Short - a prominent anti-1080 activist - has died, following a long battle with cancer.
3News - A street vendor offers bags of tomatoes and chillies in plastic bags (Reuters file)

American Samoa bans plastic bags   

American Samoa is going to make it illegal for stores to hand out plastic bags once a new law goes into effect early next year.

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