palm oil
That Man-Eating Python Is Only The Tip Of Indonesia's Human-Animal Conflict Problem
More than a decade of uncontrolled expansion in the mining and palm oil industries is pushing critically endangered animals into the path of humans, with disastrous results.
A Python Swallowed an Indonesian Palm Oil Farmer Whole
Experts say deforestation forced the snake to seek alternative food sources.
Ferrero Is Having to Reassure People That Nutella Doesn’t Cause Cancer
The Italian company is downplaying fears that contaminants in palm oil, one of the hazelnut spread’s main ingredients, are carcinogenic.
Is Indonesia’s Leuser Rainforest For Sale?
Indonesian courts will decide on Tuesday whether or not one of country's last intact tropical ecosystems is open for business.
Why Green Bean Casserole Is Killing Off Rhinos
The creamy, bubbly casserole is an iconic Thanksgiving dish, but those French-fried onions on top—as well as a whole host of other supermarket foods—are full of wildlife-endangering palm oil.
What's Being Done to Stop Palm Oil Plantations from Destroying Indonesia's Rainforests?
Since VICE on HBO investigated the terrible consequences of Indonesia's palm oil industry last season, has anything changed for the better? We asked an expert if there was hope for activists on the horizon.
Watch Our HBO Episode About the Search for Powerful Anti-Bacterial Compounds in the Jungle
In this episode from season three of our HBO show, we tagged along as scientists searched the jungles for new life-saving drugs. Then, we went to Indonesia to investigate the unfortunate realities of the palm oil boom.
Why a Scandinavian Hotel Group Is Banning Bacon and Some Cereals
The Norwegian hotel group Nordic Choice Hotel Group—which operates Comfort hotels, Quality hotels, Clarion hotels, and others throughout Scandinavia and the Baltics—is taking meat off the menu at some Comfort hotels, citing sustainability reasons...
Indonesia’s Fires Are Serious, so Why Isn’t Indonesia Taking Them Seriously?
Fires have now been burning across several islands since September, producing more greenhouse gases than the daily output of the United States.
As Indonesia's Fires Rage Yet Again, Experts Call for a Long-Term Solution
Haze from the annual forest fires — deliberately set to clear land for agriculture — are causing massive amounts of pollution, sickening people, and endangering wildlife.
Indonesia Is Finally Arresting People Burning Down Its Forests
Fires are burning in six provinces to make way for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations, but President Joko Widodo has ordered authorities to clamp down on the illegal practice.
Researchers Have Developed Cooking Oil That Can Be Used 80 Times
It has antioxidant and antibacterial properties, and also "enhances crunchiness." Now let's make a huge-ass batch of fried chicken.