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Dear Dot: How Do I Get My Household on the Eco-Bandwagon?
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Dear Dot,
I am feeling hopeful. I've dispensed with plastic baggies to preserve food, and upped my game on recycling. I buy organic, and try to get out of the market without too much plastic, and...
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Dear Dot: Can I Make My Car More Eco-Friendly?
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Dear Dot,
I can’t afford a new electric vehicle. Is there a way to make my internal combustion engine more energy-efficient? Does it matter what grade fuel I use?
-Poppy
Dear Poppy,
For too long, the notion of...
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Dear Dot: What's the Deal with Eco-friendly Laundry Detergents?
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Dear Dot,
Ads for laundry strips have been showing up in my Facebook feed, touting their eco-friendliness. Do they work? Also … what are laundry strips?
–The Laundress
My dear Laundress,
The data gods with their dark magic algorithms...
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Dear Dot: How do I reduce my microplastics?
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Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
I’ve been reading about the volume of microplastics in our oceans and waterways, and am concerned about what can be done to reduce my...
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Dear Dot: How Do I Reduce My Microplastics?
Dear Dot -
Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
I’ve been reading about the volume of microplastics in our oceans and waterways, and am concerned about what can be done to reduce my...
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