• Starbucks now sez it’s paying $1.42 per lb for its coffee, but to whom? That’s one Q they’ve been hiding behind, and continue to hide behind.
• Starbucks gets rid of pus-infused milk at some of its stores. After years of protests from many enviro orgs, most Starbucks stores in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana and New Mexico, along with Northern California and New England, are gonna get rid of hormone and pus infused milk. No statement as to why SoCal wasn’t included on this lucky list.
• Beijing’s Forbidden City may close down its Starbucks cuz of growing protests that the mermaid is an insult to Chinese culture.
• Green Zebra: A green coupon book for San Francisco. An FYI for all you bay area peeps. (via Larry of ecopalooza)
• Oregon peeps who lost their jobs push for fair trade. Ex-Simplot employees speak to how NAFTA and CAFTA have helped no one.

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