Orangutans squeezed by biofuel boom

Indonesia, conservationists have different views of palm oil plantations

TUMBANG KULING, Indonesia – Naingolan shunts the excavator into high gear and tears into a patch of smoldering forest on Borneo island, clearing the way for yet another palm oil plantation that Indonesia hopes will tap into a surge in global demand for biofuels.

Despite government claims pristine jungles are escaping the effects of the


The fruits of Naingolan