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Cellulosic ethanol healthier, better for the environment, than corn ethanol

Mongabay.com 3 Feb 2009

Biochar and its Role in Mitigating Climate Change

Salman Zafar 17 Dec 2008

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

Air travel may be powered by biofuels in 3-5 years

Mongabay.com 27 Oct 2008

Cellulosic biofuels endanger old-growth forests in the southern U.S.

Jeremy Hance 16 Oct 2008

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

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2008

U.S. needs environmental standards for biofuels

Mongabay.com 2 Oct 2008

11 species of monkeys discovered in West African biodiversity hotspot

Mongabay.com 15 Sep 2008

Threatened forest in Kenya home to a diversity of bird life

Mongabay.com 15 Sep 2008

Malaysian palm oil industry accused of child slavery by the Indonesian government

Mongabay.com 15 Sep 2008

Rainforest conversion to oil palm causes 83% of wildlife to disappear

Mongabay.com 15 Sep 2008

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

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2008

Falling palm oil price makes palm biodiesel viable, may offer target for NGOs

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Sep 2008

Republicans backtrack, call for end to ethanol requirements in gas

Mongabay.com 2 Sep 2008

Palm oil producers in Indonesia reject moratorium on forest destruction

Mongabay.com 28 Aug 2008

Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia

Mongabay.com 28 Aug 2008

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

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 2008

Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for oil palm expansion

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2008

Brazil to establish oil palm plantations on degraded Amazon rainforest lands

Mongabay.com 20 Aug 2008

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

Mongabay.com 15 Aug 2008

Brazil may ban new sugar cane cultivation in the Pantanal

Mongabay.com 6 Aug 2008

Future threats to the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Jul 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

Using farm waste for ethanol may hurt crop yields in some areas

Mongabay.com 15 Jul 2008

Biofuels, food demand may doom tropical forests

Mongabay.com 14 Jul 2008

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