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EU Companies Thread Needle in Indonesia Amid Palm Oil Argument

Ha Nguyen

   To environmentalists, palm oil is a scourge that causes profit-seeking
   corporations to burn forestland for planting, thereby polluting the
   atmosphere with greenhouse gases.
   To Indonesian farmers, the commodity is a lifeline to support their
   families and less polluting than some of the alternatives.

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