Starbucks is certainly not the only company that needs to know our
preferences. Unless I read the article wrong, it would seem that the
cheaper (in quality at least) coffees are the main culprits. It said that
shade grown coffee is of higher quality but won't produce the yields of
areas that have been cleared for the production of mass-yield coffee.
Thus I would like to believe that my preference for the more expensive
coffees may have a benefit.

wjansen
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On Fri, 31 Jan 1997, Debra Feinman wrote:

> If you didn't read the article in the Seattle Times 1/30 edition, check
> out this web site; search for songbirds.
>
> I recommend flooding Starbucks with emails and letters - let them know
> that you will not buy their coffee unless it is Organically grown or
> Shade grown. Let's not let our caffeine addiction be directly
> responsible for more loss of habitat.
>