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15/08/2009 (Find Article.com) - THE world's temperature is intensifying, with climatologists forecasting up to three degree celcius increase by 2050.

14/08/2009 (The Financial Express), Mumbai - Import of edible oils during the third quarter (May/July 2009) of the oil year 2008-09 rose 39% at 21.27 lakh tonne over 15.26 lakh tonne in the same period last year, according to Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA).

12/08/2009 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - The Centre has authorised five parastatals to import upto one million tonnes of edible oil to boost domestic supply the festive season upto March next year, a move that is expected to trigger an upspiral in the international market, especially for soya and palm oil, two of India's big imports.

12/08/2009 (MY Palm Oil) - CME Group Inc, the world's largest derivatives exchange, will take a minority stake in Bursa Malaysia Bhd's derivatives business, officials said.

12/08/2009 (Mercuria.com) - Mercuria Energy is proud to announce that the company has been accepted as a new member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable production of palm oil worldwide.

12/08/2009 (Indonesian Ranforest.org) - LUSH Cosmetics, a leading cosmetics-maker, will no longer use palm oil due to environmental concerns over its production.

11/08/2009 (Alibaba.com), Jakarta - An 80 percent dive in the premium paid for certified "green" palm oil could discourage producers from applying for certification, an industry official said on Tuesday, marking a setback in efforts to control deforestation.

10/08/2009 (Mongabay.com) - LUSH Cosmetics, a leading cosmetics-maker, will no longer use palm oil due to environmental concerns over its production.

11/08/2009 (Reuters) - An 80 percent dive in the premium paid for certified "green" palm oil could discourage producers from applying for certification, an industry official said on Tuesday, marking a setback in efforts to control deforestation.

10/08/2009 (Forest Peoples Programme) - The World Bank’s private sector arm – the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – has allowed commercial interests to override its social and environmental standards in making major loans to the oil palm sector in Indonesia, an internal audit reveals.

10/08/2009 (Deforestration Watch) - In a clear sign that anti-palm oil lobbies are switching tack and are now using zoos to attack palm oil, within the past month 2 zoos have suddenly developed an interest in palm oil, launching spurious anti-palm oil campaigns.

08/08/2009 (New Sabah Times) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will take steps to reduce the price gap of palm oil between Peninsular Malaysia, and Sabah and Sarawak.