The GuardianThe Italians fighting against an 'invasion' of palm oilThe GuardianMozzarella, ciabatta, Parma ham … when considering Italy's culinary landscape, palm oil is unlikely to feature high on the list – if at all. Yet the Mediterranean co …

The GuardianPalm oil: why do we care more about orangutans than migrant workers?The GuardianThe thick haze that has covered vast parts of south-east Asia in recent months has put the ecological impact of the palm oil industry back in the spotlight, but the …

POPSUGARWhy You Should Be Drinking Olive Oil Every DayPOPSUGARChances are that you have a bottle of olive oil reserved for cooking, but drinking this kitchen staple can provide you with the same healthy benefits of this antioxidant-rich wonder — if not mor …

GristOil companies are having a tougher time making moneyGristOne morning in May, Danielle Fugere tried to convince America's second-largest oil company to get out of the oil exploration business. Standing before a room full of Chevron shareholders in …

Chron.com (blog)Shell's Arctic miss is just the oil industry's latest dry holeChron.com (blog)WASHINGTON — Shell's $7 billion flop in the Arctic Ocean stands out as one of the industry's costliest missed bets, even for an industry used to g …

World's largest ecological study aims to make palm oil wildlife-friendlyThe GuardianHave you ever thought about what it's like for the animals and birds living in a forest when it's cleared to make way for a palm oil plantation? It's simila …

Volkswagen Debacle on Financial Par With BP Oil SpillNew York TimesThe environmental twist perhaps makes BP's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill a better comparison. Initial total cost estimates by analysts were as low as $3.5 billion. The final bill …

The GuardianClimate leaders should work with oil companies to put a price on carbonThe GuardianIn June, six large European oil companies – BP, Shell, Statoil, Total, BG and Eni – called for an international price on carbon. Citing a desire to reduce busine …

Financial TimesCash-strapped Nigeria to renegotiate contracts with oil majorsFinancial TimesNigeria's state oil company plans to renegotiate its production-sharing agreements with oil majors as Africa's top crude producer tries to push ahead with a …

The GuardianThe palm oil plantations powering communities and tackling climate changeThe GuardianEnvironmental concerns over palm oil production tend to focus on rainforest felling and the plight of the orangutan. But palm oil companies are now starting to …