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October 31, 2007: Coffee husks as biofuel

Dutch energy company Essent is the first company in the world to introduce the use of coffee husks as biofuel. The source will be Brazil, and the husks will be used to produce electricity in some of Essent's power stations...

October 28, 2007: Coffee growing in Brazil's Cerrado region

Coffee growing in Brazil, in brief: Coffee was first planted in Brazil in the early 1700s. By the mid-1800s, Brazil was already the world's #1 producer of coffee, a distinction is still holds today. However, it produces a great deal...

October 18, 2007: Starbucks Black Apron Costa Rica

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #29. Starbucks Black Apron Exclusive: Organic Lomas Al Rio (Costa Rica). This review is a tad out of the ordinary for two reasons. First, I don't buy coffee from...

October 15, 2007: 5 top actions coffee drinkers can take to help the environment

Today is Blog Action Day: thousands of bloggers are uniting to put a single important issue on everyone's mind. This year, it's the environment. Coffee & Conservation is all about the impact of coffee growing on the environment. Because coffee...

October 10, 2007: The Future of Fair Trade

Another Fair Trade month post: An article on The Future of Fair Trade in the October issue of Fresh Cup Magazine. It's an interesting analysis that contains a lot of information that's beyond what I have covered here. Give it...

October 8, 2007: Keurig reusable coffee filter for single cup brewers

Some time ago, I wrote a post on refilling K-Cups, the single-serve coffee "pods" used with the Keurig single-cup coffee brewers. I took on the task of refilling the K-Cups because I hate the idea of sending the plastic, foil-topped...

October 6, 2007: Coffee review: Paradise Roasters Panama Carmen Estate

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #28. It's taken too long to get around to reviewing coffee from one of the most well-known coffee farms in the world that is marketed as sustainable, Panama's Carmen...

October 3, 2007: Fair Trade news

This blog focuses on sustainable coffee specifically as it pertains to the environment. I've written some about Fair Trade, because there is a connection between poverty and environmental degradation. But Fair Trade is complex, and the issues surrounding Fair Trade...

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