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Europe’s demand for palm oil driving deforestation and land-grabbing
One of the leading suppliers of "green" palm oil to Europe is illegally encroaching upon Indonesian forest and peat land, according to a report published by Friends of the Earth Europe. The report exposes the illegal activities of the Malaysian showcase company IOI Group and shows that the increasing demand in Europe for palm oil in food and biofuels is leading to deforestation, breaches of environmental law and land conflicts in Asia.
us: tv adverts oppose nuclear bailout
Friends of the Earth United States has launched two television ads against the US$55 billion in loan guarantees that President Obama's administration has proposed to hand out for the construction of the first new nuclear reactors in the US in thirty years.
