GreenMonk news roundup 02/27/2009

• One more (excellent) reason to conserve tropical forests « ConservationBytes.com

  Another nail in the deforesters’ justification coffin – tropical forests are worth more intact than cut down. This one from Mongabay.com and one for the Potential section:

  tags: rainforest, carbon sink, deforestation, co2, sequestration

• VICTORY! Philips accepts recycling responsibility | Greenpeace International

  Philips has announced a change in its recycling policy, taking responsibility for the cost of recycling its own products. Earlier this week Philips confirmed that these costs should no longer be paid directly by its coustomers through an additional fixed fee but instead come closer to being part of the overall product price.

  tags: philips, recycling, ewaste

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.