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Bulldoze the rainforest for biodiesel?

Posted: Sunday, July 9th, 2006 by damnHippy
Tags: Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Conservation

The Indonesian government recently had plans to bulldoze 2 million acres of rainforest to make way for the plant necessary for creating biodiesel. Luckily this plan was scrapped because the terrain turned out to be unsuitable. There's a saying about good intentions…

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