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Palm Oil Plantations on Peat Soil No Longer Qualify for Clean Development Mechanism Carbon Credits

Palm oil plantation and processing plant, photo: Marufish via flickr Good that this loophole’s been closed: As Wetlands International reports agricultural plantations on peat soils –those in Southeast Asia for palm oil or other industrial agriculture are the perfect… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Palm Oil Plantations on Peat Soil No Longer Qualify for Clean Development Mechanism Carbon Credits

New Wine In Old Bottles: The Greenest Way To Drink

Images via Inhabitat Whenever there is a discussion about wine packaging, TreeHugger comes down on the side of local and refillable. We return often to TreeHugger Emeritus Ruben Anderson’s article in the Tyee: New Wine in Old Bottles , where he notes that in France, wine bottles are refilled an average of eight times. Now they even have computerized wine dispensers where you can fill your own jugs with vin de table for about two bucks a litre…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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iPod Packaging Doubles As Charger

Image via Coroflot We love smart packaging design , especially when the packaging turns into something useful once the product is opened. With a new concept for iPod packaging, designer Sverre Wiik Øberg came up with a box that no consumer in their right mind would throw out, mainly because they’d be throwing out the very thi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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iPod Packaging Doubles As Charger