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CHAPTER 12 In the past two decades, more than 20 million acres of rainforest—primarily in Indonesia-have been cleared and planted as palm oil plantations. Chapter 12 dives into the Trade-Offs associated with this new, ubiquitous ingredient, and how we might use sustainable practices to keep our palm oil, and rainforests too.
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CHAPTER 15 A patch of the Gulf of Mexico the size of Connecticut is plagued by low-oxygen waters—conditions that threaten wildlife and the local economy. Researchers profiled in Chapter 15 have been working tirelessly to pinpoint the oxygen-depleting culprit and come up with ways we might help the Gulf breathe again.
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CHAPTER 19 An oil boom is transforming sleepy towns into overcrowded, bustling, urban hubs. To access the oil, the industry is using a new kind of technology called fracking. Chapter 19 delves into the impacts, both social and environmental, of this new way of harvesting oil.
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