For years, headlines have warned caffeine lovers about the negative environmental impacts of coffee, from K-cups to leftover coffee in water streams. But now, as Karen Weintraub reports for The New York Times, there’s evidence that coffee growing could have positive impacts on biodiversity.
The study, published last week in the in the journal Scientific Reports, says nothing of the environmental waste of K-cups. But the results do suggest that no matter the bean you choose, coffee growing is good for biodiversity—as long as it’s grown in the shade
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