Ann Arbor cookie lovers may find themselves short of Girl Scout cookies this year. Michigan 12-year-olds Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen have decided not to sell the popular fund-raising cookies. That's because they learned during an award project that the production of palm oil, which is used in Girl Scout cookies, is threatening the natural territory of orangutans.

Palm oil production is a serious environmental issue, because it requires that rain forests be cut down and burned so that the plants can grow.

The girls are working to raise funds and bring awareness to the issue and thought that it didn't make much sense for them to sell a product that creates yet more demand for palm oil. I like their free-thinking style -- way to go girls!