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28/01/2010 (Science Alert) - Recent campaigns against palm oil show non-governmental organisations are more interested in pandering to rich country donors than promoting sustainable economic and environmental development for South-East Asia's poor.

28/01/2010 (Organic Authority) - This text recently appeared on a 30’ x 70’ banner (above) held outside the company’s Minneapolis headquarters by 42 activists who say the company is irresponsibly sourcing palm oil.

28/01/2010 (New Straits Times), Putrajaya - In keeping with the government's commitment to develop green technology, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak officially launched the Green Technology Financing Scheme here yesterday.

27/01/2010 (China Daily) - Palm oil dropped to the lowest in two months on concern demand from China, the biggest consumer of edible oils, may slow even as crude oil and soybeans declined.

27/01/2010 (Online Opinion) - Recent campaigns against palm oil show non-governmental organisations are more interested in pandering to rich country donors than promoting sustainable economic and environmental development for South-East Asia's poor.

27/01/2010 (Biofuels Digest) - China is repositioning as a major renewable energy center, as it comes under increasing pressure over emissions from the international community. More on the Energy Conservation Law and the Renewable Energy Law.

26/01/2010 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia sees its palm oil exports climbing 16 percent this year on strong market prices, following a 12 percent rise last year as the world's largest exporter looks to tap demand from India and China.

27/01/2010 (New Straits Times), Putrajaya - In keeping with the government's commitment to develop green technology, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak officially launched the Green Technology Financing Scheme here yesterday.

27/01/2010 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - Malaysia may consider green energy from the palm oil industry as an additional power source to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the 411 palm oil mills in the country were potential independent power producers (IPPs) of green energy.

27/01/2010 (AFP), Paris – Gene scientists have coaxed bacteria into eating agricultural waste and secreting diesel, offering a potentially cheaper, greener energy source than present-day biofuels, a study released Wednesday said.

25/01/2010 (Sumatran Orangutan Society) - Productive and versatile, it's no surprise that palm oil has become the world's most popular vegetable oil with 40 million tonnes traded every year. It's found in a plethora of products, both food and non-food, in a range of different guises. But it has come at a cost.

22/01/2010 (New Straits Times) - IN an area next to the Abu Dhabi International Airport, construction is under way on the world's first carbon-neutral city. Not all countries have the financial means of the United Arab Emirates to launch such a massive project. Masdar City costs US$15 billion. But planners say countries like Malaysia can start small by earmarking several locations as low-carbon areas to reduce carbon emissions, KOI KYE LEE reports.