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    The Carbon Footprint of Coffee

    By Jon Ferguson | December 5, 2019

    The topics of carbon emissions and global warming have gained a good deal of attention in recent years, and coffee has an important part to play in the discussion. Greenhouse gases warm the Earth by absorbing energy and slowing the rate at which the energy escapes the planet, acting much like a blanket, insulating the Earth’s surface. There are many causes that add to our changing climate, such as the burning of fossil fuels and other related human activities. Agricultural…

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