Javascript Menu by Deluxe-Menu.com
  • Stateline Green leaderboard 
  • About Nexstar Green 
  • "Green" Poll 
    Green Gadgets

    What do you do with your old gadgets?
     I recycle them through an electronics recycling service
     I give them away to Goodwill or a friend
     I sell them on eBay/Craigslist
     They're gathering dust in the back of my closet
     I throw them away (yikes!)

     

    View Results
    View Other Polls
  • Green Initiative - Left 240X60 
  • Going Green - Coffee 
    Reported by: Nicole Kilmer

    Monday, Feb 25, 2008 @04:00pm CST

    WTVO/WQRF - It's the world's most commonly traded commodity after crude oil.   57% of American adults drink coffee everyday.  Without question our morning fix has an impact on the environment.  On average, each coffee drinker has a little over 3 cups a day.  In fact, coffee is the united state's biggest import.  So when it comes to protecting the environment, coffee drinkers have big cups to fill.  Investing in reusable coffee filters or using coffee grounds as plant fertilizers are other good ideas.  But when it comes to buying the actual beans, what do consumers need to know?  You might want to be on the lookout for this seal.  The fair trade coffee seal is given by a group known as Transfair USA.  Fair trade certification means the product meets strict social, economic, and environmental standards.  Starbucks is North America's largest purchaser of fair trade certified coffee.  But smaller coffee shops face some difficult decisions--because sometimes green isn't cheap.  So ultimately, it's up to the coffee drinkers to make those small changes.  In 2004 Starbucks bought about 5 million pounds of fair trade coffee.  In 2005 the franchise upped that to 11.5 million pounds.  But, fair trade coffee remains only a small percentage of their total sales.

    Comment on this news story
  • Stateline Green Archive 

    Thursday, November 19th, 2009


    Local Auto Body Shop Goes Green Play Media
    A local body shop takes a green stance to help the environment.

    Wednesday, November 18th, 2009


    No Idle Zone Announces Green Night with the Ice Hogs
    Get Involved: Green Night with the Rockford Ice Hogs

    Monday, November 16th, 2009


    Extreme Makeover Builds "Green" House Play Media
    The Extreme Makeover home in Lena features some of the latest green technology on the market

    Monday, October 26th, 2009


    Green Ball 2009 Play Media
    Green Ball 2009

  • Skyscraper 



 Copyright (c) 1998 - 2008 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved.