What happens when you meet the one and they’re not so green? Do you leave them and look for a greener soul mate? Should you send them to green boot camp? Well, it’s complicated. There are a few different types of non-greenies and hopefully yours falls into the “I just don’t know about green-living” camp or the “I’m trying to go green and need some help” camp.

If you’re dating someone who is belligerent about green-living, or outwardly puts down your need to live green, that’s WAY more complicated. One, I doubt you’d be with that type of person if you’re …read more

The Huffington Post has a nice little poll up about green birth control.  Actually, birth control is just not all that green. As the poll points out, no one is recycling condoms (obviously – and PS don’t try), the birth control pill may release excess estrogen into the water supply, and while copper IUDs may be the eco-friendliest of all, few women use them.

I’ve thought about this before because pill packets especially the heavier plastic ones have always bugged me. They seem like they’d make the pill the least eco-friendly birth control option, but the Huffington Post piece points out …read more

Green sex toys are the latest word in green gear; good news since sex toy use is prevalent in the U.S. and everywhere else in the world. Sex toy sales aren’t followed closely, so it’s impossible to know exactly how many are sold each year, but some general estimates include:

Number of vibrators sold in 2006 at Babeland: 167,250 (and that’s just the vibrators and way back in 2006)!
Various sources note that U.S. consumers spend about $1.2 billion dollars on sex toys annually, although that’s considered a conservative estimate by many. Especially when companies like the ever popular Good Vibrations …read more