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Fresh Brews: Coffee Mafia, Raising Certification Standards And More

Every week, I try to do a round up of my favorite coffee related blog posts that I’ve read in the past seven days or so. This week’s round up of the coffee blogosphere includes bad news, good news and a whole lot of funny in between. Enjoy!

Sprduge: Walking On Shave Ice: Breaking Up Da Beetles In Hawaii
More bad news for fans of coffee from Hawaii. It looks like the beetles that caused a quarantine of Kona coffee have spread to the big island.

Espresso News And Review: Police bust Italian espresso gang
The mob in Naples, Italy had an offer that you couldn’t refuse. They wanted you to drink their coffee or else!

Coffee & Conservation: Rainforest Alliance to require upping the ante
Rainforest Alliance has always had this dirty secret, their certification is one of the weakest and easiest to get. Now, they’re saying that they’re making some changes, but is anything really changing?

Caffination: Caffination 483: For Science!
Put your geek hat on check my favorite tech/coffee Podcast. This episode talks about espresso guns, camping coffee, angry birds and a whole lot more.

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Mike Crimmins is the highly caffeinated founder of Daily Shot Of Coffee. Besides drinking way too much coffee, he's obsessed with the Yankees and getting dirty on his mountain bike.

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