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A Bluedot Living Newsletter

Welcome to The Hub, a Bluedot Living newsletter that gathers good news, good food, and good tips on living every day more sustainably.


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SIMPLE / SMART / SUSTAINABLE / STORIES

DISPATCHES FROM ALL OVER · SUSTAINABLE LIVING ADVICE · ECO-FRIENDLY RECIPES

"Hopefully this will influence a new form of capitalism that doesn’t end up with a few rich people and a bunch of poor people. We are going to give away the maximum amount of money to people who are actively working on saving this planet."

Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia

Chouinard, a “reluctant billionaire” plans to give away his company, valued at $3 billion. All Patagonia profits — some $100 million a year — will now be used to fight climate change.

DISPATCHES FROM ALL OVER

BIG IDEAS AND LOCAL CHANGEMAKERS

Catch up on cool people and ideas from all over the Bluedot Universe: Editor Lily Olsen introduces us to Bebot, an all-electric cleanup robot sifting through sand at Lake Tahoe; Kym Wolfe finds Goodwill upcycling end-of-life textiles. And Teresa Bergen invites us to check out how the state of West Virginia is replacing mining.


QUIZ

How many pounds of clothing does the typical American throw away each year? Wander into the closet of Room for Change columnist Mollie Doyle for the answer.

A: 10 pounds

B: 123 pounds

C: 81 pounds

One Small Step for You

One giant leap for planetkind

#Secondhand September

#SecondhandSeptember wants all of us to get dressed with less stress on the planet by committing to buy secondhand for 30 days. We think you’ll love it so much, you’ll stick with it even longer (one Bluedot staffer made it her 2022 resolution!). It’s a cinch to find stores and sites selling gorgeous gently-used items (our staff loves “ReAmour” from Amour Vert). Or host a clothing swap with your friends. Be sure to donate (don’t toss!) your own gently used items — Bluedot’s Guide to Getting Rid of (Almost) Anything guide can hook you up. 

Make It Happen

FOOD

Prioritizing seasonal and local ingredients gives you sustainable eating at its very best. With fall coming next week, we’re thinking: Orange! Sweet potato street tacos, and an adorable honeynut squash. Love that change of seasons.

Roasted Honeynut Squash Sides

Grilled Chicken and Sweet Potato Street Tacos

Good Libations: Give Tequila a Shot

Raise your spirits with Good Libations, our new column focused on sustainable booze. To kick off, columnist Julia Cooper wants us to give tequila a shot. “The best tequila is created with care for the land. Here’s why that matters — and how you can find a tequila that goes down smooth.”

BUY LESS/BUY BETTER

It’s back to school, back to the office, back to the gym, right? Pack your stuff in sustainable style. Carry on! 
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Rareform Billboard Bags 
Ever wonder what happens to billboards when they’re old? So did Alec and Aric at Rareform, which has created totes, coolers, duffle bags, and more from about a quarter of a million of them. We’ll take ours to the swimming pool, thanks.

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Ecozoi Lunch Boxes

No more squashed tuna fish sandwiches in messy plastic bags! Did you know the average American produces roughly 280 pounds of plastic a year? Go back to school with a clear conscience.

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Hydros Water Filters

Filter your water? Then pour it into a water bottle or thermos? Do it all in one go with Hydros — each filter saves 300 individual plastic bottles that would normally become waste. Pour, filter, wait 20 seconds, then head out the door. Easy peasy.

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Favorite Things

Grist, the online climate newsroom, is full of good ideas. We rounded up some of their favorite climate podcasts here including Grist’s “Temperature Check” which explores the intersection of race, culture, and climate; “How to Save a Planet,” founded by one of our favorite environmental scientists, Dr. Ayanna Elizabeth Johnson; and the solutions-focused “A Matter of Degrees,” by policy expert Leah Stokes and writer Katherine Wilkinson.

See more favorite podcasts.

The Social Hour

Bluedot Living is joining the climate conversation on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Here are some hot posts from this week.

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Really Useful Information

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SIMPLE / SMART / SUSTAINABLE / STORIES

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