Tag: Coffee - Page 2
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Fair Trade USA Splits From International Fair Trade Organization, Favoring the Corporatization of Coffee
Fair Trade USA splits from the rest of the world over the support of coops and the small farmer vs big corporate control of coffee
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Who Would Have Thought That My Presso Coffee Maker Is The Most Repairable Thing I Own? (Photos)
These days when your coffe machine breaks, it is usually cheaper and less hassle to just buy a new one. I was therefore pleasantly surprised about the repairability of my Presso coffee maker, which still keeps serving me off the grid!
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Just What You Don't Want For Christmas: A Single Serve Pod Coffee Maker
It's the fastest growing thing in the coffee world, it is overpriced, and it is an environmental joke.
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Former Barista Tells Starbucks: Brew More Fair Trade Coffee
Sam Greenblatt liked working for Starbucks—he thought the company treated its employees well. But when he learned that Starbucks offers 100-percent fair trade-certified coffee and espresso at its stores in Europe, he
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Cool Lamps Made Of Coffee Cups, Spoons & Filters By Christian DuCharme
On display at New York City's Lafayette Espresso Bar + Market is a lighting design that coffee junkies will no doubt appreciate. Created by Swiss designer Christian DuCharme, this custom-made lamp was made with
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The Week in Pictures: Living Map of Central Park, a Bike with Metal Tires, and More (Slideshow)
We've featured a lot of vertical gardens on TreeHugger, many of them superb but none quite like this one, grown as a living map of New York's Central Park.
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8 TreeHugger-Tested Coffeemakers for Professional Home Brew (Slideshow)
Making your own coffee instead of stopping by the local coffee shop saves energy, water, and paper (just think: no more disposable cups!) -- not to mention, at $6 a cup for that Starbucks indulgence, slashes your
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8 TreeHugger-Tested Coffeemakers for Professional Home Brew
Making your own coffee instead of stopping by the local coffee shop saves energy, water, and paper (just think: no more disposable cups!) -- not to mention, at $6 a cup for that Starbucks indulgence, slashes your monthly spending by a hefty chunk. But wh
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Folgers Investors Demand a Plan for Adapting Coffee Business to Climate Change
When you think of Smucker's, jelly and jams typically come to mind, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. The J.M.
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First Packaging-Free, Zero-Waste Grocery Store In US Coming To Austin, Texas
It's gotten harder and harder over the years to avoid excess packaging when shopping for everyday items, but plans are in the works for a store in Austin (also the home of Whole Foods) that will specialize in local and organic
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10 Fair Trade Coffee Companies Offering an Eco-Conscious Caffeine Jolt (Slideshow)
Can't get moving in the morning without your daily coffee fix? Switch to a Fair Trade brand and sip easy knowing beans are grown and harvested by workers making a living wage -- more often than not by companies focusing
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10 Fair Trade Coffee Companies Offering an Eco-Conscious Caffeine Jolt
Can't get moving in the morning without your daily coffee fix? Switch to a Fair Trade brand and sip easy knowing beans are grown and harvested by workers making a living wage -- more often than not by companies focusing on sustainability. TransFair USA w
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Declining Coffee Production Is Climate Change's Canary In the Coal Mine
The oil industry-backed groups keep funding anti-climate change groups, and the Republicans in the U.S. Congress back
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High Food Prices Trigger Changes to Fair Trade Coffee
Food prices are no doubt sky rocketing and the impact is being felt around the globe. And foods like coffee, more specifically Fair Trade certified, are feeling the pains as well, according to Food Navigator. Read on to see how
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Shipping Container Turned Coffee Bar in Austin (Video)
From making tofu to the coolest seed bank ever, CHOW have been serving up some great, green-minded video content of late. One of their latest efforts—a tour of the ubiquitous food trucks of Austin—features an
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7 To-Go Coffee Mugs For Green Hot Beverages
Dear coffee (and afternoon hot chocolate, and commute-home latte, and after-dinner tea) addicts: We know its hopeless, you can't put that hot beverage down.
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Green Mountain Coffee, Fair Trade USA, USAID Partner to Boost Sustainable Practices in Brazil Coffee Communities
Green Mountain Coffee announced a partnership today with USAID and Fair Trade USA that in theory will build upon fair trade certification to promote biodiversity and environmental education in the coffee-growing communities
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Nespresso Battery: Feel-Good Phony Environmentalism And Greenwashing
The content of all batteries (old capsules and coffee
