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10 Scary Facts About the Palm Oil Industry

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10 Scary Facts About the Palm Oil Industry
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6. Carbon Emissions

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Peat forests, swampy forest areas, are massive casualties in palm oil expansion. Clearing and draining peat forests for agriculture converts the peat forests into sources of greenhouse gas emissions. When peat soil is drained of its water, the stored carbon underneath the soil is exposed to air and produces carbon dioxide. Thus, emitting huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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