MarketWatchOil prices continue to backtrack as investors question OPEC dealMarketWatchOil futures eased Wednesday, as the market sought direction after last week's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Light, sweet crude for …

Palm oil boom: companies must clean up their act in AfricaThe GuardianThe palm oil industry is one of the world's biggest, projected to be worth $88bn (£70bn) by 2022. While it has pumped billions into the local economies of countries like Indonesia an …

Palm oil boom: companies must clean up their act in Africa ...The GuardianDeforestation, climate change and land rights abuse: the palm oil industry has a troubled track record. But proponents say it can be a force for good.and more » Read more …

The GuardianAfrica and Latin America: exploring palm oil's new frontiers – new seriesThe GuardianBut while oil palm plantations continue to spread voraciously in south-east Asia – in just a decade their number has tripled in the region – investors have …

EcoWatchRecent Spills Give More Reason to Move Beyond Big Oil - EcoWatchEcoWatchBig Oil has dealt North America a battering this month as we've seen spill after spill hit the headlines. Label it negligence or an inevitable reality of oil production, th …

USA TODAYDow down, U.S. oil nears $47 post-China slide - USA TodayUSA TODAYStocks are falling Monday after the Shanghai Composite plunged 8.5% and Europe benchmarks got hammered. The U.S. stock market is kicking off the new week on a rocky note as investor …

TheStreet.com$50 Oil May Be Here to Stay -- Here's What It Means for Energy Stocks - TheStreetTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. oil is back under $50 a barrel, and it looks like it may stay around $50 for some time. That's great for consume …

Financial TimesThe oil trader who joined the bitcoin brigade - FT.comFinancial TimesWhen Daniel Masters walked into a bitcoin conference in Amsterdam last year, he had spent more than a decade riding the boom in commodities markets. Held at the city's …

The GuardianThe palm oil company at the centre of a bitter land rights struggle in ...The GuardianA man works in a factory yard filling a basket with palm oil seeds Socapalm owns six plantation concessions in Cameroon, located in two regions along the coun …

The GuardianPalm oil firm under fire over land deals sealed during Ebola crisis in Liberia ...The GuardianA major palm oil company brought together scores of people in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak last year to sign over thousands of acres of land as p …