Walmart, Burger King Aiding in the Destruction of Indonesian Rainforests

Everyone knows that KFC and Burger King are like, one step away from consuming raw lard and fat, but did you also know that they're aiding in the destruction of Indonesian rainforests?

According to Greenpeace, companies like Walmart, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts and KFC are aiding in the deforestation of both the Bukit Tigapuluh Forest and the Kerumantan peat forest in Indonesia by continuing to do business with Sinar Mas and it's subsidiary, Asian Pulp & Paper.

Even though it's illegal under Indonesian law and Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had recently vowed to "reduce greenhouse gas emissions by deforestation," Sinar Mas continues to mine prime rainforest land for paper and palm oil.

Sinar Mas is a giant distributor that provides goods for many, many large corporations, but after the evidence came out detailing the amount of damage being done in Indonesia, companies like Kraft, Kimberly-Clark, Nestle, Unilever, Staples, Office Depot and HSBC have all either stopped doing business with Sinar Mas or have threatened to do so if their practices don't change.  But Walmart (which seems to pride itself on it's wholesome image), hasn't uttered a peep either way.  The famous coffee, chicken and burger chains are in the same boat.

While not even the knowledge that the Bukit Tigapuluh is "one of the last areas where critically endangered" Sumatran tigers and Orangutans live, or that the peat forests of Indonesia are a huge "repository of stored carbon in the soil," have caused these large franchises to demand Sinar Mas change it's ways, hopefully the good people of Greenpeace will be able to shame them into pulling out. 

...Okay, so maybe that's a long shot, but the more we pass this information around, the more people can knock on the doors of Walmart and Dunkin Donuts and tell them to shape up - or lose their business.