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Meet the Robot Who’s Cleaning Up Lake Tahoe

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:29:44 +0000

Fourth of July festivities left the beaches of Lake Tahoe buried in trash, though it’s not as if they were pristine before the holiday weekend. As visitorship has skyrocketed in recent years, so has the amount of litter. On July 5, 2022, however, a beach cleaning robot came to the rescue. BEBOT is an all-electric, […]

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Climate Conversation: Naila Moloo

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:59:09 +0000

Cleo Carney talks with young author and innovator Naila Moloo Sixteen-year-old Naila Moloo is not only a published author of two fantasy books, she’s spending her summer in a lab developing a flexible plastic for solar panels that might, someday, be on our phones or car windows. The two teens, who happen to be very […]

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The Power of Divestment: Getting Money Out of Fossil Fuels

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:48:34 +0000

You’ve likely heard that the burning of fossil fuels is the single largest contributor to the warming planet. And chances are you also know that the situation is dire — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that the global carbon budget will be reached in the next 15 to 25 years if the […]

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Book excerpt: Imagine It! A Handbook for a Happier Planet

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:38:44 +0000

From the chapter “Our Transportation Footprint” “The eyes of all future generations are upon you.” –Greta Thunberg FACT: One gas-powered car emits, on average, five tons of carbon dioxide per year. That’s equivalent to burning 5,500 pounds of coal. FACT: A container ship can outpollute 50 million cars. FACT: Almost 30 percent of all […]

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Our Favorite Climate Podcasts

Fri, 28 May 2021 18:45:42 +0000

2020 was the year climate podcasts went mainstream. Here are our favorites, thanks to our favorite climate newsroom, Grist. New podcasts about our warming planet are popping up right and left, expanding an already overwhelming list of programs. Don’t believe us? Just search “climate change podcasts” on Spotify and start scrolling … We’ve done the […]

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Our Favorite Tech from Surfing to Sustainability

Thu, 27 May 2021 17:27:02 +0000

Digital tools can help us navigate our way to more sustainable habits. Find your way on an eco-conscious route with Google Maps, or download green apps: Small changes in our day-to-day life can have a collective impact on climate mitigation. Here are a few of Bluedot’s favorite tech tips, tricks, and opportunities. Green apps Earth […]

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