GREEN TIP #10

The latest in our series of easy ways to help the environment

Your average Joe: Coffee, the international pick-me-up of choice, is actually a huge downer for the environment: next to cotton, coffee is the most heavily pesticide-sprayed crop in the world. If the ecological impact isn’t enough to give you pause, just give a thought to how much pesticide residue winds up in your own personal cup.
Furthermore, coffee plantations in the Americas are rapidly expanding, wiping out huge sections of rainforest. Kinda’ leaves a bitter taste in your mouth, doesn’t it?
For more info: Merchants of Green Coffee wrote the book on enviro-friendly coffee. They also sell organic green beans and home roasters (for the ultimate in fresh taste): http://www.merchantsofgreencofee.com/
(Source: Green Tips: How to Save Money and the Planet, published by Green Living Enterprises)