George Howell Coffee
@GHHowell
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Founder George Howell Coffee 2004 - & Coffee Connection 1975-94, co-founder Cup of Excellence. SCAA Lifetime Achievement 1996 & SCAE Better Coffee World 2007
Boston MA
Joined July 2009
This was the response to a peaceful BLM protest just a few months ago in DC. Clearly there was a level of collusion or unfathomable incompetence today between the US Capitol Police and these right wing Trump supporting terrorists. #Sedition
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Locusts set to hit Kenya, East Africa again, 400 times stronger
qz.com
The locust WhatsApp hotline has been pinging nonstop. Farmers and herders across large swathes of rural Kenya are sending in video clips of massive swarms flying overhead, blocking the light of the...
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Revealed: Monsanto predicted crop system would damage US farms
theguardian.com
Internal documents describe how to profit from farmer losses and desire to oppose some independent testing
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President Trump, asked about Americans with symptoms unable to get a test: “I’m not hearing it.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, minutes later: “I understand with and empathize with people who say 'I want to get a test, and I cannot.’” He adds, “That is a reality that is happening now."
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A coronavirus cautionary tale from Italy: Don’t do what we did https://t.co/CVhvEXllF3 via @BostonGlobe
bostonglobe.com
Many of us were too selfish to follow suggestions to change our behavior. Now we’re in lockdown and people are needlessly dying.
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Monarch butterfly conservationist has been found dead in Mexico, the second in a week - CNN
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For the third time in 11 years, Rwanda changed the language used in primary schools
washingtonpost.com
Here's what this means for children, teachers and the nation.
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Pure BS from Consumers Reports. What's the Best Way to Store Coffee Beans? - Consumer Reports
consumerreports.org
Follow Consumer Report's tips to store coffee beans for optimal freshness and flavor. It's best not to freeze or refrigerate coffee beans you're going to use in the next few weeks because that can...
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DAMN. @AOC just challenged Republican lawmakers to go on the record and "knowingly vote against impeachment" of Donald Trump: "They can have that stain on their careers for the rest of their lives."
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‘Our government has issued them a death sentence’: Children receiving treatment at Boston hospitals face deportation https://t.co/5snN91vtEA via @BostonGlobe
bostonglobe.com
All 20 families had been granted “medical deferred action,” a special status that allows them to remain in the country legally, receive Medicaid, and work while their children receive medical care.
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Suit charges Keurig's coffee pods aren't recyclable as advertised https://t.co/wYuOp7ZugT via @cbsmoneywatch
cbsnews.com
A federal judge in California says legal action claiming coffee brand's marketing deceived consumers can proceed
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Should be applicable to coffee! French vintners turn to drones https://t.co/Ipm0qvphYM via @BostonGlobe
bostonglobe.com
Winemakers are flying sophisticated drones laden with custom software that lets them monitor plots for sick plants, predict output and map vineyards down to the size of a grape.
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Coffee is Rapidly Losing Its Resistance to Rust, Says WCR Science Director https://t.co/uXZcLH64Wa via @DailyCoffeeNews
dailycoffeenews.com
rust resistance is expected to break down in "most" of the varieties previously considered rust-resistant in as soon as five to 10 years in "many countries.
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From @JimAxelrod: “Be frustrated, angry, or despairing. Just don’t any longer be surprised.”
If mass shootings are defined as incidents with four or more victims, then the attack at the Borderline Bar and Grill is the 307th mass shooting in 2018. "Let that number sink in," @JimAxelrod says. "307." https://t.co/bKNph69ECD
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Coffee Rust Threatens Latin American Crop; 150 Years Ago, It Wiped Out An Empire
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Peacetime Spells Death for Colombia’s Activists
nytimes.com
After signing a peace deal with its largest rebel group, the FARC, the country saw its homicide rate fall to the lowest point in decades. Now killings are on the rise.
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Rising temperatures may cause insects to eat more plants, Harvard study says https://t.co/fLrfgXP5d8 via @BostonGlobe
bostonglobe.com
The new research took the innovative approach of examining more than a century’s worth of pressed plant specimens at the university to look for insect damage.
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