'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 …

Oil Rally Hopes Crushed As Inventories Hit All-Time HighOilPrice.comOil prices sank on Thursday following fresh data showing oil and product stocks rising to an all-time high. The EIA released its weekly data on July 20, revealing a slight drawdown in crud …

EurekAlert (press release)Can palm oil be sustainable? | EurekAlert! Science NewsEurekAlert (press release)A new study shows to where and to what extent palm oil plantations could be expanded, while avoiding further deforestation in pristine and carbon-ric …

EurekAlert (press release)International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisEurekAlert (press release)Land used for palm oil production could be nearly doubled without expanding into protected or high-biodiversity forests, according to a new study publis …

GristPalm oil firms ditch 'no deforestation' pact in IndonesiaReutersThe government's anti-monopoly agency said in April it would investigate suspected cartel practices among the signatories to the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge, a landmark 2014 pl …

Genetic engineering report findings supported by Crop, Agronomy SocietiesEurekAlert (press release)However, according to a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) report, Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospect …

ReutersPalm oil industry fumes as Indonesia gets tough on forest firesReutersPalm oil is a major growth driver for Indonesia, but the industry is facing criticism for deforestation and its slash-and-burn forest-clearing techniques that send vast plumes of …

EurekAlert (press release)Fish oil helps transform fat cells from storage to burningEurekAlert (press release)The team explains in Scientific Reports that fish oil activates receptors in the digestive tract, fires the sympathetic nervous system, and induce …

CBC.caCoconut oil: Is it a 'miracle' food?CBC.caCoconut oil has been said to provide better immunity, cause weight loss, protect against cancer and heart disease, and even slow down or prevent dementia. "Some people might even ask, 'Well, …