Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- We have some office issues that prevent us from hosting the show today - apologies to all our listeners for this delay in bringing today's guest to you... we will reschedule with Karin, though :) thank you for understanding... -- Chatter -- You've heard us feature discussions on food production and water use quite a bit recently. This is because of many celebrations and awareness events that are happening this time of year across the globe - from World Water Day to Earth Month and many others. One of these conversations spoke of the importance of certifications and also the dangers of them...  Just recently I learned of a certification for palm oil. The harvesting of palm oil has a huge impact on the health of tropical forests and, in particular, the destruction of primate habitat. This certification for palm oil is meant to reassure consumers that it is produced in accordance with specified methods of plantations certified under...