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Palm Leader?
Palm oil may be certified sustainable, some greens skeptical |
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26 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:22 PM on 26 Nov 2007 Hoping to quell criticism from biofuel bashers, palm-oil producers have drawn up criteria for certifying their product as sustainable. It's a nice idea, but green group Friends of the Earth has threatened to withdraw its support of the standards, saying that Malaysia and Indonesia -- which together produce nearly 85 percent of the world's palm oil -- are using the voluntary initiative as a ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, deforestation, energy, Friends of the Earth, Indonesia, Malaysia, news (all these topics) |
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