Is that palm oil mill sustainable? A new tool can tell

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJun 9, 2016, 6:40 pm272 pts
Palm oil – an ingredient in products from lipstick to cookies to soap – started its journey to ubiquity in the rainforests of western Africa. Squeezed from fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensiss), palm oil has long been used as a traditional cooking oil by local communities. Then, in the 1800s, it…

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