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Deforestation in Indonesia: Turning Rainforest into Palm Oil
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Deforestation in Indonesia: Turning Rainforest into Palm Oil

Thomas Schueneman September 12, 2016

Burning Indonesia’s Rainforest An investigative report reveals that Korindo, a corporation heavily involved in natural resource extraction in Southeast Asia, is targeting the largest intact Rainforest in Papua the Indonesian provinces of Papua and North Maluku for destruction to make way for oil palm plantations.  Despite the devastating haze crisis of 2015, the common tool for […]Read More

Indonesian Inferno Releasing More CO2 than the U.S. Economy
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Indonesian Inferno Releasing More CO2 than the U.S. Economy

Andrew Burger November 3, 2015

In just three weeks, a raging inferno in Indonesia has released more CO2 than Germany does in a year, and more than that of the entire U.S. economy. Clearing forest and altering landscapes and waterways underlain by carbon-rich peat deposits for palm oil agriculture is to blame.Read More

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