Biofuel production on abandoned lands could meet 20% of global oil demand Biofuel production on abandoned lands could meet 20% of global oil demand mongabay.com June 23, 2008 Using abandoned…
U.S. may allow corn farming on conservation land U.S. may allow corn farming on conservation land mongabay.com June 23, 2008 The U.S. Department of Agriculture may allow farmers to plant…
Emerging threats to rainforests Rainforests face array of emerging threats Rhett Butler, mongabay.com June 15, 2008 Tropical forests face a number of emerging threats said a leading biologist speaking at…
Is global drying a higher priority than global warming? Nestle Chairman: Biofuels are "ethically indefensible" mongabay.com June 14, 2008 The emergence and expansion of biofuels produced from food crops has…
Cellulosic biofuels may be viable alternative to gas within 5 years High fuel prices to make cellulosic biofuels increasingly competitive with gas Madolyn Rogers, special to mongabay.com June 2, 2008…
Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands mongabay.com May 28, 2008 Biofuel feedstock expansion in Africa will likely come at the…
Next gen biofuels could decimate rainforests Next gen biofuels could decimate rainforests mongabay.com May 27, 2008 Next generation biofuels could decimate tropical forests says a leading ecologist from the University…
Will consumers pay 10% premium for sustainable palm oil? 10% premium for sustainable palm oil? mongabay.com May 21, 2008 Will consumers pay a premium for a product that is less…
Half of oil palm expansion in Malaysia, Indonesia occurs at expense of forests Half of oil palm expansion in Malaysia, Indonesia occurs at expense of forests mongabay.com May 20, 2008…
Global ban on biofuels would lead to immediate decline in food prices Global ban on biofuels would lead to immediate decline in food prices mongabay.com May 16, 2008 A global…
Palm oil firms pledge to stop clearing rainforests in Indonesia Palm oil firms pledge to stop clearing rainforests in Indonesia mongabay.com May 13, 2008 Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia…
46% of Brazil's energy comes from renewable sources 46% of Brazil's energy comes from renewable sources mongabay.com May 13, 2008 Preliminary data from Brazil's energy ministry shows that bioenergy derived…
Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 1, 2008 Last month's…
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…
An industry-led ban on soy production in the Amazon appears to be proving effective at reducing new clearing for explicit soy production, according to a survey published Monday by Greenpeace…
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…
Record food prices to climb through 2010 Record food prices to climb through 2010 mongabay.com March 6, 2008 The U.N. expects record high food prices to continue through 2010, driving…
More than half the Amazon will be lost within 20 years Half the Amazon rainforest will be lost within 20 years Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 27, 2008 More than half…
Private sector pumping hundreds of billions into cleantech Private sector pumping hundreds of billions into cleantech mongabay.com February 21, 2008 The private sector is "pumping hundreds of billions of dollars"…
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…
Malaysia announces $103B development plan for Borneo island state Malaysia announces $103B development plan for Borneo island mongabay.com February 13, 2008 Malaysia announced a $103 billion development plan for Sarawak,…
Bloomberg: global warming "just as lethal" as terrorism Bloomberg: global warming "just as lethal" as terrorism mongabay.com February 12, 2008 New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters Monday that…
How Woodlark Island's plight went from local to global In mid-January, Mongabay learned that the government of Papua New Guinea had changed its mind: it would no longer allow Vitroplant…
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…
