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Brazilian miner Vale signs $500M palm oil deal in the Amazon

Rich countries buy up agricultural land in poor countries

Bioelectricity bests ethanol on two fronts: land use and global warming

Sime Darby signs palm oil deal in Liberia

Malaysian palm oil targets the Amazon

80% of agricultural expansion since 1980 came at expense of forests

Finland, Sweden push for loophole that would drive destruction of peatlands around the world

Degraded grasslands better option for palm oil production relative to rainforests, finds study

Fall in palm oil price may lead to industry consolidation

Biodiversity of rainforests should not be compared with oil palm plantations says palm oil council chief

First RSPO-certified (“eco-friendly”) palm oil shipment to arrive in Europe

EU’s sustainable biofuels push angers Malaysia, Brazil

Rainforest fungus generates biodiesel, may drive energy of the future

Palm oil industry relies on greenwashing to mislead consumers, alleges report

Europe cuts biofuel targets to 4% in 2015, 6% in 2020

Palm oil producers in Indonesia reject moratorium on forest destruction

Biofuels 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation

Algae could yield 30 times more biofuel than soybeans, while cleaning the environment

Facing criticism, biofuels industry forms new lobby group to influence lawmakers

Biofuels can reduce emissions, but not when grown in place of rainforests

Beyond high food prices, little to show for $11B/yr in biofuel support, says OECD report

Palm oil industry moves into the Amazon rainforest

Britain urges ‘cautious approach’ on biofuels

Biofuel production on abandoned lands could meet 8% of global energy needs

Nestle Chairman: Biofuels are “ethically indefensible”

Cellulosic biofuels may be viable alternative to gas within 5 years

Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands

Next gen biofuels could decimate rainforests

Will consumers pay 10% premium for sustainable palm oil?

Half of oil palm expansion in Malaysia, Indonesia occurs at expense of forests

Global ban on biofuels would lead to immediate decline in food prices

High palm oil prices kill the biodiesel market for Asia

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