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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Palm oil = bogus ‘biodiesel’ – Indonesia now world’s 3rd highest emitter of greenhouse gasses
05/09/2009 (Green Fudge.org) - Is palm oil ‘biofuel’ a complete waste and are big oil companies just incapable of getting it right? It’s like they just can’t resist doing the wrong thing. As is the case with tobacco companies and arms dealers, a conscience must be a liability in the energy industry if there is a lot of money to be made, especially if the money is quick. So paint this poison Green, sell it to the world and call it biofuel.
FERONIA INC. HAS ACQUIRED UNILEVER\'S PALM OIL PLANTATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
03/09/2009 (Feronia) - Feronia Inc. ("Feronia") is pleased to announce it has concluded the purchase of Unilever's palm oil plantation located in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"). The total concession is approximately 100,000 hectares. With the acquisition, Feronia has a 76.2% ownership stake in the palm oil plantation, Plantations et Huileries du Congo S.C.A.R.L. ("PHC").
Higashi-Omi buses collect used cooking oil
03/09/2009 (Shiga News) - Those cute little buses you see outside Yokaichi Station and elsewhere in the city, called Chokotto bus, have started collecting used cooking oil from September 1, 2009. Bring an old PET bottle (label detached) of your used cooking oil and give it to the bus driver. In return, you will receive a 100-yen ticket which can be used for your next ride on the bus. One ride costs 200 yen for adults, so it’s a 50% discount.
You\'ve had your chips: fattening food banned from school canteens
03/09/2009 (Guardian.co.uk) - Chocolate, crisps and sugary drinks will be banned from secondary school canteens this month, under new rules to tackle childhood obesity.
FSANZ outlines position on palm oil FSANZ outlines position on palm oil
02/09/2009 (Australian Food News.com.au) - Australia’s food regulatory body has rejected a call for food manufacturers to name the source of vegetable oil in their products.
Feronia Acquires Unilever Palm Oil Plantation
02/09/2009 (Food Business Review.com) - The company to have 76.2% stake in the palm oil plantation
Argentina Set for Record Soybean Crop on El Nino Rain
31/08/2009 (Bloomberg) - Argentina may produce a record 50 million tons of soybeans in the next harvest as rains forecast for the next three months break the worst drought in a century.
Indonesia: World Bank palm oil strategy is reckless, say NGOs
30/08/2009 (Indigenous Portal.com),Frankfurt - In advance of a major international meeting about World Bank investments in palm oil, a consortium of indigenous peoples’, oil palm smallholders’, and non-governmental organisations is demanding the World Bank maintains its current freeze on funding the sector until it has a credible strategy to address the sector’s manifold problems.
World Bank palm oil strategy is reckless, say NGOs
30/08/2009 (Borneo Independent News Service) - In advance of a major international meeting about World Bank investments in palm oil, a consortium of indigenous peoples’, oil palm smallholders’, and non-governmental organisations is demanding the World Bank maintains its current freeze on funding the sector until it has a credible strategy to address the sector’s manifold problems.
