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Dear Dot: Can I compost coffee and tea?
Dear Dot -
Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
Someone told me that used coffee grounds are really good for my backyard compost. Is that true? Where can I get some?
–Tea Drinker, Tisbury
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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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In March, the Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission (MFAC) approved a ban on harvesting horseshoe crabs during the spring spawning season.
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A Letter from the Editor of Bluedot Living
It's Bluedot's third birthday! We appreciate all your support and ideas and contributions over the last three years.
Anna Edey and her Nissan Leaf
Vineyard resident and noted solar designer, Anna Edey, picked me up at my house in Oak Bluffs in her 10-year-old Nissan Leaf. We drove...
Why Settle for Sod?
I tried. I really did.
We moved to the Vineyard in August 1997, buying our first-ever house, a modest Cape-style home on a flat, scant...