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A Bluedot Favorite Watch: You Are What You Eat

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:39:45 +0000

The four-part Netflix documentary You Are What You Eat follows four sets of twins as they endure an eight-week experiment designed to measure the effects of healthy eating and exercise. The twist is that one of the twins in each group eats a plant-based (vegan) diet, and the other a healthy omnivore diet. The footage […]

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Climate Quick Tip: A DIY Self-Watering Plant System

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:58:48 +0000

Recycle glass (or plastic) bottles into self watering systems for your plants. Fill the bottle with water and push deep into the soil. (It will gush at first so be quick!) Then water will slowly seep out of the bottle keeping your plant’s thirst quenched. Want to propagate your house plants and swap with friends? […]

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Climate Quick Tip: Think Outside the (Moving) Box

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:54:39 +0000

Re-use a relocated friend’s boxes, or get free boxes at U-Haul’s “Take a Box, Leave a Box” drop bins stationed at every company store and independent dealers. U-Haul also has an online exchange forum where customers can buy, sell, or give away boxes and other moving supplies. Reuse boxes, thanks to U-Haul, and take advantage […]

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Climate Quick Tip: Make it a Green Move

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:47:28 +0000

If you’re on the move, use the opportunity to responsibly dispose of unwanted items (check out Bluedot’s Guide to Getting Rid of Almost Anything). Avoid cardboard boxes by stuffing the drawers of your dresser, filling your tote bags and backpacks, and stuffing your suitcases. Use towels, clothing, and linens to protect breakables, rather than using […]

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Climate Quick Tip: The key to getting rid of an old piano? Take note!

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:41:45 +0000

Don’t let your old and unwanted piano collect dust. Instead: Rehome, repurpose, or properly dispose of your old, unwanted piano using these tips. Try a piano adoption site.

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Climate Quick Tip: Don’t Over Charge

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:35:20 +0000

When you leave your cell phone plugged into its charger all night, it is using up unnecessary energy even after it has charged to 100%, damaging your phone battery and raising your electricity bill. Instead, charge it at a time when you can unplug it as soon as it reaches max battery power. Unplug your […]

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Climate Quick Tip: Lose The Lint

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:29:07 +0000

Dryer lint should be removed from your filter each time you use your clothes dryer for safety and to boost dryer efficiency by as much as 75%. Wash your lint filter regularly with warm soap and water to remove waxy deposits from dryer sheets. Better still, use dryer balls. Clean your dryer filter regularly, and […]

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Climate Quick Tip: Cutting Costs, Cutting Consumption

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:24:52 +0000

To save energy and money, consider making your next thermostat a programmable one. Each programmable thermostat costs $100 or less and can reduce your energy consumption by over 20%. Reduce energy use and save money by upgrading to a programmable thermostat.

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Climate Quick Tip: Treat Plants to a Tea

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:19:57 +0000

Create “compost tea,” a nutrient rich liquid from your food scraps. Just soak fruit and vegetable scraps overnight in water, strain out the solids (toss them in your compost pile), and use the “tea” for nutritious indoor and outdoor plant watering. Fruit and veggie compost soaked in water makes a nutritious solution for plant food. […]

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Climate Quick Tip: Grow a Scrappy Supply

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:16:24 +0000

Create an at-home harvest. A single purchase of green onion, celery, and living herbs from your local grocery store can kickstart an abundant supply of home-grown food when you replant them, ensuring you never have to rebuy easy-to-grow produce again.

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