The environmental news headlines you need to know for Friday, May 3 2024:

[1:30] Newly released documents and Big Oil's secret climate strategy

[7:00] Here's what Patagonia's doing with all its profits

[13:00] Therapists are trading the couch for the great outdoors, and here's why

[16:00] Sea levels are rising in the US coastal South faster than anywhere else on Earth



Resource mentioned:

Tell DOJ to Investigate Big Oil (via Action Network)


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Before aluminum coated in Teflon, there was cast iron.

Our great-grandparents revered cast iron in the kitchen because it lasts *forever*. And with proper care? It's naturally non-stick, no PFAS necessary.

These days cast iron is experiencing a renaissance of sorts, and for many good reasons. On today's show cast iron historian Kyle Seip answers our burning questions about how to cook on and care for our beloved cast iron cookware (it's way easier than you think!).



Here's a preview:

[6:00] Before aluminum, it was iron: A brief cast iron history

[11:00] What a price tag says about new and vintage cast iron pieces

[13:00] Getting to the bottom of the confusing health claims

[18:00] How do you clean cast iron? Is soap OK?

[22:00] When to use enamel-coated cast iron (hey there, Le Creuset!) versus when reach for traditional

[25:00] Everything you need to know about seasoning your cast iron (spoiler alert: you don't need to do much!)

[27:00] Troubleshooting a rusty skillet



Resources mentioned:

Smithey Cast Iron
Kyle On Instagram @castiron_kyle


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Cooking With Cast Iron

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Is the glass half empty, or is it half full? According to Tony Robbins, trading your expectations for appreciation instantly changes everything. Psychological research agrees: Gratitude has the power to improve every single aspect of your life.

On today's show: how to truly feel gratitude for your stuff and people. 

Here's a preview:

[3:00] Want to be 18% happier? It's as easy as putting on a new pair of glasses, metaphorically speaking

[10:00] HABITUATION! Our brains are primed to forget why certain stuff and people are important 

[19:00] Say it with me: Stuff doesn't create gratitude! 3 tips for feeling grateful for what you already own

[28:00] We expect way too much from our partners. Let's fix that together

[35:00] Feeling less than grateful for the people in your life? That's normal (there's also a simple antidote)



Resources mentioned:

Episode #460: Pleasure-Saturated
The Gratitude Diaries: How A Year Looking On The Bright Side Can Transform Your Life (by Janice Kaplan)


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An Attitude Of Gratitude

Packaged foods (obviously) have ingredients lists. Our favorite beauty products have ingredients lists. And those cleaning products under the kitchen sink? Yup, they've got ingredients lists, too.

Ever wonder why our clothes don't have ingredients lists? While we'd *like* to think our favorite garments are made of woven fibers and nothing more, the sad truth is there are countless unregulated toxic chemicals in our closet go-tos (and these chemicals are likely harming our health).

On today's show investigative journalist Alden Wicker explains why synthetic fashion and dyes made from fossil fuels are so deeply intertwined with the rise of autoimmune disease, infertility, asthma, eczema, and more; she also suggests concrete action steps for curating a clean(er) closet.

* The book we're discussing today is our June Book Club selection. If you want in, please join us via Substack! https://sustainableminimalists.substack.com/

 

Here's a preview:

[7:00] Uncovering the chemicals in our clothes and what they're doing to our health

[10:30] Taking a special look at the especially problematic petrochemical-based azo dyes (often used on petrochemical-based fibers)

[17:00] If all this stuff is in our clothing, why don't garments have ingredients lists?

[22:00] Carter's, Victoria's Secret, and victim body blaming

[31:00] Why 'organic' doesn't mean much when it comes to clothing

[36:00] For subscribers! Action steps for curating a clean(er) closet

 

Resources mentioned:

To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick — And How We Can Fight Back
Plastic-Free Activewear? Here are 15 Brands That Use Natural Instead of Synthetic Fibers (via Eco Cult)
The Best Non-Toxic Fashion Brands For Chemically Sensitive People (via Eco Cult)
Future Card
 

Resources mentioned:

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Toxic Fashion

Modern life panders to our innate desire to be sedentary, and never has it been more difficult to resist the alluring convenience of screens.

Yet walking matters. On today's show author Annabel Abbs-Streets suggests tangible ways to attain the full range of benefits that walking has to offer — physical, emotional, and spiritual — that's backed by latest research.



Here's a preview:

[7:00] A laundry list of all the physiological benefits of walking or hiking for movement (get ready to be blown away)

[11:00] Why it's important to walk with our eyes, plus: the mental health benefits associated with panoramic vision

[16:00] Want more calm in your life? Research finds that these very specific nature sounds matter

[21:00] Terpenes, baby! Large trees offer us these psychological and physiological benefits

[25:00] Don't shy away from that mud puddle. Soil microbes matter!

[30:00] How to best optimize your daily walk for health and wellness benefits



Want more episodes like this one? Check out #384: Forest Bathing 101


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