WIREDFattened, Genetically Engineered Algae Might Fuel the FutureWIREDBecause fat is essentially oil, fatty algae could be the world's most successful fuel crop. Ajjawi and his colleagues spent nearly a decade tweaking an algae genome so it produces mo …

The GuardianNutella maker wins court battle over rival's 'illegal' palm oil claimsThe GuardianA Belgian court has ruled that advertising claims about the health and environmental benefits of a palm oil-free “Choco” spread were illegal, in a cas …

Palm Beach PostPBSO: Couple arrested with thousands of grams of marijuana, hash oilPalm Beach PostA suburban West Palm Beach couple were arrested after thousands of grams of hash oil and marijuana was found in their home, according to Palm Beach County She …

Australia's delays on palm oil labelling 'hastening deforestation and orangutan deaths'The GuardianEnvironmentalists are warning that Australia's repeated delays on mandatory palm oil labelling are allowing deforestation and the destruction …

POLITICO.euTunisia's (olive) oil rushPOLITICO.euToday, Tunisia hopes to capitalize on this pedigree to boost its struggling economy, and the EU is eager to help — much to the chagrin of some in Rome today: politicians and farm union leaders who argue t …

The Sydney Morning HeraldFirms such as Kellogg's, Unilever and Nestlé 'use child-labour palm oil'The GuardianGlobal firms behind popular brands such as Kit Kat, Colgate toothpaste and Dove cosmetics use palm oil produced by child workers in dan …

Nyasa TimesElectricity woes stall Kunthembwe OVOP cooking oil projectNyasa TimesTwo years after being given a Shell and Oil Processing Machine, Kunthembwe Cooking Oil Corporative Society in Blantyre is unable to start producing oil as the Electricity Suppl …

Lawmakers to Buhari: Declare Kogi oil producing state nowVanguardThe call followed the adoption of John Abah's (Ibaji constituency) motion appealing to the Kogi State government to expedite action in ensuring the declaration of the state by the Federal …

'Can I eat Nutella now?' Italian four-year-olds learn to discern at olive oil seminarThe GuardianThe crowd facing olive oil sommelier Nicola Di Noia was well-behaved but not always attentive. Some began to tune out when he started talking about the …

Financial TimesConocoPhillips plans cautious increase in 2017 oil outputFinancial TimesConocoPhillips, one of the largest US oil and gas producers, plans to increase output by no more than 2 per cent next year, in a sign of how many companies are only caut …