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Although I do my best to minimize the trash produced by my lifestyle (blog posts notwithstanding), one I can't really control, at least without carrying a spoon on my person at all times, is the necessity of using a disposable...

The battle has been raging for years: is coffee a carcinogen or not? A judge in California wants to put the matter to rest - and he's declared that there's enough evidence for risk that California coffee sellers should have...

Is the lady in your life an adventure lover? A letter writer? A knitting fiend? Does she love to explore new wines, or indulge in exquisite chocolates? Whatever her tastes and leanings, we've got something for her in this...

Brits may prefer tea, but their busses will be getting a buzz from coffee. U.K. startup bio-bean, Shell, and Argent Energy have teamed up to fill London's double-deckers with an innovative new java-based fuel. According...

Your morning joe could give you more than just a buzz; it might even stave off the most common form of primary liver cancer. In a new study published this week, researchers from the University of Southampton and the University...

Latte art is nothing new; your favorite barista at the local coffee shop probably serves up drinks adorned with hearts or flowers. But Korean barista Kangbin Lee's latte art, which he calls creamart, will totally blow your...

In the UK, only one in every 400 paper coffee cup is recycled. Starbucks is partnering with Frugalpac, a manufacturer of recyclable cups made entirely from recycled paper, to help combat this wasteful dilemma. The trial launched...

Great, just great. Are there any of our vices left that don’t have a link to cancer? Super-hot coffee was just added to the list of possible carcinogens, along side things like cell phones, bacon, and sunbathing, thanks...

From coffee shortages to Leonardo DiCaprio’s filming nightmares, put your extreme weather knowledge to the test

We've written before about the Wheelys -- a crowd-funded chain of solar-powered coffee shops mounted on the back of bicycles. It seems each generation of the eco-friendly mini-cafés just gets better and better: the newest...

The Bio-bean start-up recycles waste coffee grounds into biomass fuel pellets and coals that can fire up both boilers and BBQs

Book lovers and coffee drinkers no doubt have an excess of cardboard and coffee grounds on their hands. But before you chuck them in the recycling bin, why not consider reusing those materials to grow mushrooms? It may sound...

Behind every cup of coffee, there’s a mound of wet grounds. Despite being the byproduct of a delicious and necessary process, used coffee grounds don’t tend to get a lot of respect. Most of the time, they get taken out...

A lot of people are laughing at the fact that pumpkin spice everything has re-appeared on menus across the USA and Canada, but there's a very good reason for that: it's wonderful...

A new brewing experience awaits coffee lovers with Trinity ONE. The charming device needs no electricity, doesn't use wasteful pods and best of all, its innovative design not only makes the perfect cup of joe, it also gives...