Elaeis guineensis standing unplanted in Indonesia, tropical hardwood forests are being cleared for palm oil plantations. Furthermore, as the remaining unprotected lowland forest dwindles, developers are looking to plant peat swamp land, using drainage that begins an oxidation process of the peat which can release 5,000 to 10,000 years worth of stored carbon. Drained peat is also at very high risk of forest fire. There is a clear record of fire being used to clear vegetation for oil palm development in Indonesia, where in recent years drought and man-made clearances have led to massive uncontrolled forest fires, covering parts of Southeast Asia
Impossible Foods were mixed with ground textured wheat and potato protein. The potato protein provided a firm exterior when the "meat" is seared. The coconut oil stayed solid until heated, when it melted in a similar manner to beef fat. In 2016 and 2017, Impossible Foods produced Impossible Burgers in relatively small quantities in Redwood City, California and at Rutgers, New Jersey and were not available in retail locations. Impossible Foods also worked on plant-based products that emulate chicken, pork, fish and dairy but initially decided to concentrate on the ground beef used in burgers. The restaurant Momofuku Nishi in New York,