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London Buses are Being Powered by a New Fuel: Coffee
by Alanna Petroff @AlannaPetroff November 20, 2017
There's a new buzz powering public buses in London.
British startup bio-bean has partnered with Shell (RDSB) and Argent Energy to create a coffee-based biofuel that will be used in London's diesel buses.
The company has produced 6,000 liters of coffee oil for the pilot project with London's transportation authority -- enough to help power the equivalent of one city bus for a year.
"It's a great example of what can be done when we start to reimagine waste as an untapped resource," bio-bean founder Arthur Kay said in a statement.
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Romance With Jamaica Blue Mountain® Coffee
Jamaica, a land of many surprises, boasting the majestic Blue Mountains, rising 7,402 feet above sea level offering tiny, quaint settlements, excellent hiking trails, breath-taking panoramas, and Blue Mountain® coffee for the connoisseur. If you have a desire to get to the top, put on your boots and start walking. Good hiking trails exist and guided trips can be arranged. Overnight trips take hikers through coffee plantations, alongside waterfalls and on up to Blue Mountain Peak, the top of Jamaica.
Among the champions of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee was author Ian Fleming. Fleming who lived part time in Jamaica, who...