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POPSWhy commodity traders have had such an influence on the coffee market A lot of the volitility and high market prices this year has been due to speculative futures trading. I had wondered why this was so influencial this year, and this article summarizes another piece in the trade press on how these markets have changed and why the market price of coffee has a lot to do with folks who have nothing to do with coffee. The original PDF is at http://www.coffeetalk.com/images/CTJun08web.pdf (BTW, I believe this applies to oil prices as well.)
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POPSNew bird species discovered near Cerulean Warbler Reserve I've written a lot about the Cerulean Warbler and its reliance on shade coffee farms in Colombia, and the Reserve (check the Bird category: http://www.coffeehabitat.com/birds/index.html) This is another example of how important these coffee-growing areas are to all types of birds.
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POPSFolgers to be sold to Smuckers P&G still owns the Millstone line of coffees. If Smucker's shares P&G's values, I guess I won't be buying any of their products if I can help it.
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POPSGreener coffee packaging, take 1 I'm not sure I completely buy into packaging made from corn. I wonder if the large energy footprint of corn is factored into the "greenness" of this packaging. And I'd like to see corn NOT be the crop of choice for alternative fuels, etc. But, at least roasters are thinking in the right direction.
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POPSThe 6 Sins of Greenwashing Visit Terra Choice to see how consumers are misled about the environmental benefits of products by companies practicing greenwashing.
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