Comments on: You Can Call Me Al!

by: shane

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:44:46 +0000

Excellent, Ive been stoked about a green issue for awhile!! Lets put our heads together from all corners of the world and see what different challenges we face and what inovative solutions we have so we can push further!
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by: baristamagazine

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:09:54 +0000

Great comments, Klaus and Em. What awesome editorial advisory board members you are! We have an article planned for 2008 called The Sustainable Cafe which will address some of these issues, but I think you guys may be right — it probably does deserve even more attention and exploration than one article would afford. Klaus, I’ll be interested to hear how you and the Coffee Collective are approaching these issues as you build out your company. Perhaps you could dedicate one of your column pieces to this?

by: Emily

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:40:20 +0000

Well said Klaus, and I couldn’t agree more with either you or Ken. I think we need to keep up the momentum that Al started last year and specifically focus on the coffee industry - carbon credits for power consumption (espresso machines are juice suckers!!) recylcling of products, composting of coffee waste (grinds etc), packaging, roasting, growing etc… maybe we should look at a series of articles on how to be in the coffee industry in the 21st century, and make sure this industry is sustainable for a long time yet.

by: Klaus

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:48:47 +0000

I like the fact that I learn about Al winning the Nobel prize here on the B-Mag blog. Guess this is one of the first places I check when I turn on my computer.
It would be brilliant to see an article about how to be environmentally friendly as a barista/cofffee shop/roaster in a future issue. I still think there are many cafés that don’t consider the effect they might be making on the environment.