Coffee

Every day, an estimated one third of all adult Americans have a cup of coffee and their decision could impact tropical rainforests, migratory songbirds, rare reptiles and mammals, or even the water supply of people thousands of miles away. By drinking shade-grown, organic coffee, coffee lovers can help stop deforestation, and in turn, help in the fight against global warming.

To begin, that is a lot of coffee that is consumed on a daily basis. The fact that the production of coffee effects the rainforests is bad enough, and knowing that there is so much coffee being produced and used each day adds on. To make this coffee, farmlands are produced, and these farmlands are detrimental to wildlife because these animals cannot survive on there. It is difficult to worry about the wildlife which is at stake when you are worried about the revenue that could be made. Because of this, coffee might be the first priority. Since coffee is so important to the producers, for profit, and consumers, for want, it is a good idea to look into coffeee that will not contribute to deforestation. I do not think that there should be a law banning non shade-grown organic coffee, but there should be something that limits the amount that is made.