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Starbuck's announces it will double its purchases of fair trade coffee to 40 million pounds in 2009--making the company the largest purchaser of Fair Trade Certified™ coffee in the world.

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The average American eats 67 pounds of beef a year (or about 1/10th of a cow).  Problem is, that takes 167,500 gallons of water, 1072 pounds of grain, and 3.35 acres of land to produce...
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:: Mocha Cocoa-lovers, delight in this sustainably sinful pair: organic Sumatran coffee and organic Flourless Chocolate Cake.

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Coffee is grown in two main ways: in the sun or in the shade. But three University of Michigan researchers show that if we want to look forward to a nice hot cup of coffee a few years from now, shade-grown coffee is where its at. ...

:: Expand your eco-vocab and learn about adaptive reuse.

:: Indulge in a perfectly paired dessert such as fair trade coffee and organic carrot cake.

20 Million -- That's how many families (about 60 to 80 million people) depend on coffee for their income. After oil, coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world.

100 -- That's how many coffee beans it takes to make one cup of coffee on average.

4,000 -- One coffee tree yields about 4,000 beans per year on average.

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:: Pair a hot mug of organic coffee with deep dish apple pie. Mmm...

Can’t wait until September 2nd to get your Bill Nye fix? Well, that’s good because we spoke too soon about the date of the series premiere of Stuff Happens on Planet Green.

Can’t wait until September 2nd to get your Bill Nye fix? Well, that’s good because you can check it out tonight during a sneak peek of Stuff Happens on Planet Green.