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Team Malizia's boat for the Ocean Race. — Photo courtesy of Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia / The Ocean Race
Climate Champs

Sailing for Science

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Climate Quick Tip: Secondhand = Carbon-free Clothes If everyone in the U.S. buys one secondhand clothing item instead of new this year: •We can save 6 billion pounds of carbon emissions. •This is like taking half a million cars off the road for a year. Buying just one clothing item per year can reduce up to 6 billion pounds of carbon emissions — the equivalent of half a million cars!
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Climate Quick Tip: Secondhand = Carbon-free Clothes

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Climate Quick TIp: Toss the Pods! Ditch the dishwasher pods that dissolve into microplastic in our water systems in favor of more Earth-friendly options: •Avoid phosphates •Look for fiber-coated pods rather than plastic coating •Purchase plant-based powders and plant-based, oxygen bleach •Avoid plastic containers
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Climate Quick Tip: Toss the Pods!

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Climate Quick Tip: Avoid a Tumble If You Can. Did you know that using a tumble dryer for one year emits more carbon than a tree can sequester in 50 years? And the constant tumbling wears out your clothes. Opt for a clothesline or a foldable drying rack and do the world, and your clothes, a favor.
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Climate Quick Tip: Avoid a Tumble If You Can

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Dan Hendry provides bus transit education and etiquette for students in Kingston, Ontario. — Photo Courtesy of Limestone District School Board
Green Transportation

A Student Bus Pass Program Builds Public Transit Loyalty in Ontario

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The primary responsibilities of a trail steward are to identify issues on the trail and, if possible, remedy them in the moment — restocking supplies at information stations, for instance, or picking up trash.
Nature

Trail Stewards to the Rescue

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Biking through Bath, United Kingdom at the Kidical Mass event. — Photo by Jamie Bellinger
Climate Action

Cycling Toward More Livable Cities

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Dear Dot illustration
Dear Dot

Dear Dot: How Do I Dispose of Leftover Paint?

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Climate Quick TIp: Renew Your Stuff With Restart Looking for a place to fix, rather than throw out, an electronic item? Restart wants to reduce e-waste via “Repair Cafes,” hosted in six states across the U.S. Visit Restart’s website for tips on fixing household items.
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Climate Quick Tip: Renew Your Stuff With Restart

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Climate Quick Tip: Clean Clothes, Less (Environmental) Woes: To avoid shedding microplastics with each load of laundry, consider installing a filter on the outside of your washing machine. They can extend the life of your machine and septic system for those who have one. And they keep microplastics from our synthetic clothes out of waterways.
Climate Quick Tips

Climate Quick Tip: Clean Clothes, Fewer (Environmental) Woes

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