Palm oil backfires as renewable fuelVirgin Asian rain forests have been destroyed to develop plantations; more greenhouse gases from farming than saved by burning By ARTHUR MAX Associated Press Writer
Only a few years ago, oil from palm trees was viewed as an ideal biofuel: a cheap, renewable alternative to petroleum that would fight global warming. Energy companies began converting generators and production soared.
Now, it’s increasingly seen as an example of how well-meaning efforts to lim....
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Farming released more greenhouse gases Deforestation No. 2 cause of greenhouse gas emissions
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