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

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Jun 2009

Rich countries buy up agricultural land in poor countries

Jeremy Hance 26 May 2009

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

Jeremy Hance 7 May 2009

Sime Darby signs palm oil deal in Liberia

Mongabay.com 4 May 2009

Malaysian palm oil targets the Amazon

Mongabay.com 25 Mar 2009

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

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Feb 2009

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

Mongabay.com 9 Dec 2008

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

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Dec 2008

Fall in palm oil price may lead to industry consolidation

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Dec 2008

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

Mongabay.com 11 Nov 2008

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

Mongabay.com 10 Nov 2008

EU’s sustainable biofuels push angers Malaysia, Brazil

Mongabay.com 7 Nov 2008

Rainforest fungus generates biodiesel, may drive energy of the future

Jeremy Hance 4 Nov 2008

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

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2008

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

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2008

Palm oil producers in Indonesia reject moratorium on forest destruction

Mongabay.com 28 Aug 2008

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

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 2008

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

Mongabay.com 15 Aug 2008

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

Mongabay.com 25 Jul 2008

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

Mongabay.com 22 Jul 2008

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

Mongabay.com 17 Jul 2008

Palm oil industry moves into the Amazon rainforest

Rhett A. Butler 9 Jul 2008

Britain urges ‘cautious approach’ on biofuels

Mongabay.com 7 Jul 2008

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

Mongabay.com 23 Jun 2008

Nestle Chairman: Biofuels are “ethically indefensible”

Mongabay.com 14 Jun 2008

Cellulosic biofuels may be viable alternative to gas within 5 years

Madolyn Rogers 2 Jun 2008

Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands

Mongabay.com 28 May 2008

Next gen biofuels could decimate rainforests

Mongabay.com 27 May 2008

Will consumers pay 10% premium for sustainable palm oil?

Mongabay.com 21 May 2008

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

Mongabay.com 20 May 2008

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

Mongabay.com 16 May 2008

High palm oil prices kill the biodiesel market for Asia

Mongabay.com 1 May 2008

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