The dark side of a green fuel

This film by the PanEco foundation demonstrates how indigenous people are affected by the destruction of peat swamp forests by palm oil companies. Palm oil cultivation is being driven by demand for renewable energy to mitigate climate change. The film illustrates the environmental and societal threats that local communities face, through the story of Saoni, a fisherman in the endagered swamps of Tripa in Aceh.

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it's useless to grow any food for biofuel. It takes up land, and we need to feed people first.

That being said, by-products can make excellent biofuel - especially cellulose (from the part of food that isn't edible, such as corn husks, peanut shells, etc.). I hope the technology advances soon.