A young Olam ranger yanks off his boots and ... During the past decade, Webber says, a growing number of palm oil companies have accepted the need for change. “We’ve got quite a few in ...

Japan considers palm oil to be a renewable energy source because the trees absorb carbon dioxide when they grow. So, it made palm oil generation subject to its feed-in tariff (FIT) system ...

The rainforest is rich in different varieties of plants and animals and is being destroyed in order to clear land to grow more oil palm. In a ripple effect, this destroys the homes of animals like ...

Oil palm plantations are more productive than alternative vegetable oil crops. But, they are still monocultures of relatively young plants with simple structures, requiring heavy use of chemical ...