Seeds of destruction.(palm oil destroys rain forests) From: Geographical | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Furniss, Charlie | COPYRIGHT 2006 Circle Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Palm oil is now the world's most popular vegetable oil. However, its rapid rise to market dominance has been at a heavy environmental cost--its production is one of the primary causes of rainforest destruction in Southeast Asia. Environmental campaigners are working to regulate the industry, but time is running out, not just for the 2,000 orangutans killed each year, but for the planet itself.

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