Notices by brad m (brad262run@mastodon.online)

“It's not just about brewing a good cup of #coffee but connecting with customers on a deeper level”
“People want good #coffee but they also want to be in a space that's trendy and which they can post online” #socialmedia

The specialty #coffee wave sweeping small-town #India ☕️ 🇮🇳
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y38vnpnn2o

“With so many bridges swept away and roads closed to allow the unobstructed passage of emergency and military vehicles, the only way to access these towns and villages has been by walking or by #bike.
“#Valencia is a #cycling city – it’s the European Green Capital of 2024 largely due to its 223km of segregated #bikelanes – The #bike has become the mode of transport at a time of unprecedented crisis”
“the great and the good that the humble #bicycle provides” https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/bicycles-save-lives-how-bikes-have-been-critical-after-the-valencia-floods

@straphanger And car ownership is getting more expensive

“even as overall inflation’s been falling, auto insurance and maintenance costs have gone through the roof”
"since 2020, the overall cost is up 38%, while the consumer price index is up only 21%”
"A lot of cars were wrecked from flooding and fires (aka #climatechange). Cars are more expensive to repair because of electronics”
“Automobiles aren’t a particularly good asset” https://www.marketplace.org/2024/10/30/dollars-dont-go-far-for-car-owners-report-finds/

“The concept of #directtrade has become synonymous with #specialtycoffee. Often used in #marketing to show that brands care about #sustainability, many roasters and #coffee companies claim they ‘know their #farmers or ‘buy ethical #coffee’. But without real action behind these statements, the impact can be superficial”

Maximizing #Coffee’s Impact: Why Retaining Value at Origin Through #DirectTrade Matters https://perfectdailygrind.com/2024/10/retaining-value-at-origin-through-direct-trade-coffee/

#climate #drought #extremeweather
“The recent price hikes underscore a much larger issue: #coffee production is increasingly under threat from #climatecrisis.”

Why the price of your cup of #coffee is set to rise
Price of #coffee beans have surged by roughly 40 per cent this year https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/coffee-cost-climate-brazil-vietnam-b2614228.html

Cartoon by Joe Heller
Who drinks just #coffee anymore?

@davidho “changing market conditions” 👇
“Volvo is majority-owned by Chinese car giant Geely and because it uses factories in China, it will also be affected by tariffs on imports of Chinese-made EVs in Europe and North America”

@crider1813 cc @adamgurri
Just as @anildash put it over a year ago
“it's impossible to overstate the degree to which many big tech CEOs and venture capitalists are being radicalized by living within their own cultural and social bubble”

"VC qanon" and the radicalization of the tech tycoons https://www.anildash.com/2023/07/07/vc-qanon/

“As part of the scheme, used #coffee, #tea, milk or #hotchocolate #pods are sent to specialist #recycling plants and transformed into new products such as packaging and car components.
The #coffee grounds are processed by anaerobic digestion, which creates renewable energy and soil improver”
“#Coffee drinkers can now enjoy their #coffee knowing their #pods can be recycled and go on to be made into new products, #renewable energy and improve the soil” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rd4j2v1j2o

#energytransition
“it's a sector which has a lot to say about #climatechange, but unfortunately it's not doing much about it”
“You don't need to do another impact report. We don't need any more pledging. We don't need to take more public money to do this. It already exists. The best thing to do is put it into action”

The gig #MassiveAttack hope will change the #music industry https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn497kq89jdo

@mekkaokereke @Jackiemauro @njudah @sanae Banks are involved too: won’t allow landlords to lower rents or shorten lease duration
“the banks, in many cases, won't let property owners lower their rents enough to fill their properties”
“landlords are sitting on space they can't rent, financed by deals they can't alter”
“If you have a credit tenant (major brand) with a 10-year lease, arguably the building is worth more”https://www.businessinsider.com/bank-financing-urban-planning-pandemic-retail-apocalypse-vacant-storefront-2023-10?op=1

#biodiversity #globalwarming
“#Trees are allies in the struggle against #climatechange, and regrowing #forests to capture carbon may be cheaper than we thought”
“While #reforestation can’t be the only solution to #climatechange, our findings suggest it should be a bigger piece of the puzzle than previously thought”
“the relative costs of carbon storage should not be the only factor to consider … ecological trade-offs involved in different #reforestation methods” https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/reforestation-to-capture-carbon-could-be-done-much-more-cheaply-study-says/

#climatechange #globalwarming #sealevelrise #fossilfuels #Louisiana #GulfCoast
“No country in history has extracted as much #oil as the US has in each of the past six years, with a fifth of all #oil drilled in 2023 being American flavored. US #gas production also tops the global charts, having surged 50% in the past decade”
“The US has become a #petrostate"
"Once it’s all over, these #LNG guys will just walk away and what will be left behind?” We’re left with a mess” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/24/fossil-fuel-liquified-natural-gas-louisiana

@mekkaokereke via @RunRichRun
“The Olympic Village offers free healthcare. 
The United States, of course, does not” 🤷♂️

U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village https://www.si.com/olympics/american-athletes-taking-full-advantage-of-free-healthcare-olympic-village-france

#globalwarming #resilience #sustainability #Brazil
“The impending threat of #climatechange has scientists and researchers the world over seeking solutions. In the world of #coffee, this often means new varieties that are more #heat tolerant and resilient against diseases like Leaf Rust. One brand seeking such solutions is #Nestlé”
"the new variety is the #intellectualproperty of #Nestlé” 😤 https://sprudge.com/nestle-creates-new-higher-yielding-more-resilient-arabica-variety-star-4-249823.html

#climatechange #globalwarming #resilience
“In an industry that has long neglected to fund #research and development, Innovea, a collaboration with government-affiliated research institutions in nine partner countries, including #Kenya, is widely considered to be the most sweeping #coffee breeding initiative in decades”
“goal is to develop #trees that are optimized for a range of production environments — and ultimately give #farmers more #climate-resilient options” https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/inside-a-new-experiment-to-find-the-climate-proof-coffee-of-the-future/

“The results of a five-year multi-location field trial in #Brazil suggest that #robusta grown at high elevations might be a suitable replacement for #arabica, which is facing existential threats on a global scale due to #climatechange”
“#climatechange is dramatically reshaping the map of where #coffee can be grown” https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/26/researchers-explore-high-elevation-robusta-as-arabica-replacement/

#globalwarming #resilence
“by 2050, about 80% of #Arabica production is predicted to decrease because of #climatechange”
“#Robusta can combine the following 3 elements for #coffee cultivars:
#Sustainability—produce more with fewer inputs
Quality—good flavor to meet consumer demand
Plasticity—capacity to adapt to new production systems
“Now that they've found good results with #Robusta in #Brazil, scientists are trying to see if it can grow in #Florida” 🤯

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-climate-smart-coffee-explore-robusta.html

#cargobike
“Designed and crafted at Officine Fratelli Bambi workshop, the new mobile #coffee setup combines Specialized’s Turbo Porto cargo #ebike with La Marzocco’s latest and greatest in small footprint #espresso equipment” https://sprudge.com/just-look-at-this-new-mobile-coffee-bike-by-la-marzocco-specialized-248469.html

How #Singapore and #Malaysia’s #coffee names reveal the region’s history of multiculturalism
“Stroll into a #kopitiam – a traditional #coffee shop in #Singapore and #Malaysia. There you will be spoiled for choice”
"The word #kopitiam itself – included in the Oxford English Dictionary – comes from the Malay kopi #coffee, adapted from the Dutch koffie, plus the Hokkien tiàm ‘shop’
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3262052/how-singapore-and-malaysias-coffee-names-reveal-regions-history-multiculturalism