From their website:
Renovations for C3 were done in accordance with LEED green building guidelines, using renewable resources, reclaimed materials, and energy efficient products wherever possible.
Come in and check out our counter top made of recycled glass, tables made of sunflower seed husks and bamboo, and our eco-friendly Marmoleum floor.
Construction was completed with non-VOC paints and materials, energy efficient lights and appliances, and lo-flow water fixtures.
I don't see any Global Carbon Offsets paid to Al Gore's fraudster company to cover the bean's flight to Logan and trucking to a roaster and then the store though...
Organic coffee does taste better but.....This seems like a supply and demand problem. High demand from US and Euro greenie types resulted in huge acreage of organic coffee trees. Probably during the bubble years
Now there is an oversupply so if you make the extra effort to go& grow organic there is no reward