Indonesia's Palm Bomb: Sneak Peek (VICE on HBO)

Palm oil is used in almost all of the foods we eat and most of our household products—everything from packaged bread to cookies to toothpaste and soap. Production of palm oil has surged as a cheap alternative to trans fats. But as demand grows, growers in Indonesia are pushing farther and farther onto rainforest land, torching the forests as they go. The mass-burning of Indonesian jungles poses a major threat to wildlife, indigenous populations, and our global climate. VICE’s Ben Anderson goes to Indonesia to see the realities of the palm oil boom up close. If you want to get involved or learn more about the threat to Indonesian rainforests, check out: Forest Heroes: http://www.forestheroes.org Forest Nature and Environment Aceh: http://thelastplaceonearth.org Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program: http://www.sumatranorangutan.org Rainforest Action Network: http://www.ran.org/palm_oil Watch VICE Fridays at on HBO at 11PM, 10PM Central. Watch Season 1: http://bit.ly/VICE-HBO-S1 Watch Season 2: http://bit.ly/VICE-HBO-S2-E1 Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Read our Tumblr: http://vicemag.tumblr.com Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Check out our Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/vicemag