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High palm oil prices kill the biodiesel market for Asia High palm oil prices kill the biodiesel market for Asia mongabay.com May 1, 2008 High palm oil prices have forced…

Unilever calls for ban on rainforest destruction for palm oil Unilever calls for ban on rainforest destruction for palm oil mongabay.com May 1, 2008 Unilever, the world's largest consumer good…

Unilever admits it can't trace origin of palm oil used in its products Unilever admits it can't trace origin of palm oil used in its products mongabay.com April 21, 2008…

Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight Rhett Butler, mongabay.com April 17, 2008 Seeking to differentiate its palm oil…

Mutant algae may fuel cars Mutant algae may fuel cars mongabay.com April 2, 2008 Chemically-modified algae may become key to the production of hydrogen gas which seen by researchers as…

Global warming solutions are hurting indigenous people, says U.N. Global warming solutions are hurting indigenous people, says U.N. mongabay.com April 2, 2008 Large-scale solutions intended to help mitigate global warming…

Cellulosic energy may trigger dramatic change in the Amazon Cellulosic energy may trigger dramatic collapse in the Amazon Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 11, 2008 Next generation biofuels may trigger…

Corn ethanol is worsening the Gulf dead zone Corn ethanol is worsening the Gulf dead zone mongabay.com March 10, 2008 Proposed legislation that will expand corn-ethanol production in the United…

Biochar fund to fight hunger, energy poverty, deforestation, and global warming The biochar revolution begins Biochar fund to fight hunger, energy poverty, deforestation, and global warming mongabay.com March 10, 2008…

World fertilizer prices surge 200% in 2007, hurting the poor World fertilizer prices surge 200% in 2007 mongabay.com February 20, 2008 The world's poor lose as fertilizer price rise World…

UN: biofuels are starving the poor by driving up food prices UN: biofuels are starving the poor by driving up food prices mongabay.com February 14, 2008 Echoing sentiments increasingly expressed…

Biofuels are worsening global warming Biofuels are worsening global warming Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 7, 2008 Converting native ecosystems for production of biofuel feed stocks is worsening the greenhouse gas…

Sustainability mandated for biofuels used in the EU Sustainability mandated for biofuels used in the EU mongabay.com January 24, 2008 Biofuels used in the European Union will have meet strict…

Global food and consumer goods giants are backing a plan to certify that palm oil is produced in a way that doesn't drive destruction of tropical rainforests, reports The Wall…

U.S. biofuels policy drives deforestation in Indonesia, the Amazon U.S. biofuels policy drives deforestation in Indonesia, the Amazon Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 17, 2008 U.S. incentives for biofuel production…

Cellulosic ethanol production could fight Gulf Dead Zone, help fisheries Cellulosic ethanol production could fight Gulf Dead Zone, help fisheries Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 16, 2008 Feedstocks for cellulosic…

DR Congo has great potential for biofuels says U.N. official DR Congo has great potential for biofuels says U.N. official mongabay.com January 9, 2008 A UN economist is touting the…

Switchgrass a better biofuel source than corn Switchgrass a better biofuel source than corn Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 7, 2008 Switchgrass yields more than 540 percent more energy than…

Leading biofuels wreak environmental havoc Leading biofuels wreak environmental havoc mongabay.com January 3, 2008 Leading biofuels may be worse for environment than fossils fuels Biofuels made from world's dominant energy…

New process turns chicken fat into biodiesel New process turns chicken fat into biodiesel mongabay.com December 20, 2007 Chemical engineers at the University of Arkansas have devised a way to…

Will carbon credits-for-forests scheme be undermined by carbon negative bioenergy? Will carbon credits-for-forests scheme be undermined by carbon negative bioenergy? mongabay.com December 18, 2007 The Indonesian government has signed an…

U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 13, 2007 U.S. corn subsidies for ethanol production are contributing to deforestation of…

Kyoto pact ignores CO2 emissions from biofuels Kyoto pact ignores CO2 emissions from biofuels Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 5, 2007 The Kyoto climate pact, as it currently stands, ignores millions…

Is the oil-palm industry using global warming to mislead the public? Is the oil-palm industry using global warming to mislead the public? Rhett A Butler, mongabay.com November 23, 2007 This…

? Termites may produce cleaner biofuels Termites may produce cleaner biofuels mongabay.com November 23, 2007 Termites may be the key to greener, more effective biofuels, report scientists writing in the…

Greenwashing the palm oil industry Deceit and global warming: Greenwashing the palm oil industry mongabay.com November 12, 2007 A new report from Greenpeace alleges that members of the Roundtable on…

On Woodlark Island, one-hundred and seventy miles from Papua New Guinea, a struggle is occurring between islanders and biofuel company Vitroplant Ltd. The company is planning to clear much of…

Oil palm does not store more carbon than forests Indonesian palm oil industry tries disinformation campaign Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 8, 2007 Officials from the Indonesian ministry of agriculture…

Carbon-negative bioenergy to cut global warming could drive deforestation Carbon-negative bioenergy to cut global warming could drive deforestation: An interview on BECS with Biopact's Laurens Rademakers mongabay.com November 6, 2007…

Are the economic benefits of palm oil exaggerated? Does palm oil alleviate rural poverty in Malaysia? Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October 24, 2007 While it is often argued that the…