On AlterNet: palm oil

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Worst Food Additive Ever? It's in Half of All Foods We Eat and Its Production Destroys Rainforests and Enslaves Children

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. October 24, 2011.

The production of this ingredient causes jaw-dropping amounts of deforestation (and with it, carbon emissions) and human rights abuses.

Sustainable Palm Oil: Rainforest Savior or Fig Leaf?

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360. November 30, 2010.

The push to promote sustainable palm oil is turning into a test case for green consumerism. The outcome could help determine the future of the rainforests of Asia and Africa.

How an Ingredient Found in Everything from Chocolate to Chips Is Causing Massive Environmental Destruction

Sarah Newman, AlterNet. May 28, 2010.

The production of palm oil, the common ingredient in an astounding number of products, is causing deforestation, global warming emissions and a loss of biodiversity.

How the Palm Oil Trade Causes a Food Chain of Destruction

Charlie Cray, CorpWatch. May 24, 2010.

Food giant ADM's forays into new global agricultural markets bring charges of forced child labor and rampant deforestation.

Rumble in the Jungle: Activists Vs. Palm Oil

Barry Estabrook, The Atlantic. May 18, 2010.

Amid a flurry of accusations between industry and environmentalists, one fact about palm oil production is clear: It's not sustainable.

Brazil Announces Plan For Sustainable Palm Oil

Stephen Messenger, TreeHugger. May 7, 2010.

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.