Amid a dramatic turn of events in the drug policy debate, the challenge will be to sustain this momentum, even as the U.S. government works desperately to suppress it.
It would expand its palm oil cultivation into previously deforested regions, promising a sustainable alternative to the destructive methods practiced in other parts of the world.
Should we focus on industries paying to preserve distant trees rather than reducing emissions closer to home? It's the question of the day in Washington and Copenhagen.
Isabella Kenfield, International Relations Center. March 12, 2007.
Brazil is the global leader in ethanol exports and the U.S. is Brazil's biggest importer. But many fear that what appears to be an economic panacea may be a social and ecological disaster.
