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

Do you think Earth Day and sex toys have nothing in common?
Guess again: “Sex is part of our lives, so any issue that concerns us out of the bedroom has implications inside it: if we recycle, buy local produce, watch our carbon use, and think ecologically in other ways, it makes sense to
do the same when we make sexual choices. Our well-being and that of the earth are connected, so consider where you can go Ecorotic!” says  Dr. Carol Queen, Good Vibrations‘ staff sexologist.
Just in time for Earth Day (cause it’s ALWAYS time for good toys), Good Vibrations has a …read more

As a nice Jewish girl, I won’t actually be “celebrating” Easter beyond the requisite pink peeps – however, I am – and remain – a fan of bunny love, and can’t think of a better season to embrace it!
I was recently told that the Easter bunny is itself a sign of fertility – thus the eggs – and we all know fertility is basically all about sex. So, why not celebrate Easter with…the best bunny of all time?
Everyone’s favorite sex toy is the Rabbit, which was made popular years ago on Sex and the City. What you may not know …read more

by Ali Kriscenski from The Daily Tomorrow, exclusively for Lively Women
Everything we do has an effect on the environment but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun and look out for Mother Nature. There are some easy ways to keep your eco-values alive when giving in to, er, human nature.
Here’s how.
Condoms
Ask a beach cleanup volunteer what they find littering the sands and the answer is likely to include used condoms. Condoms find their way onto beaches, into waterways and water treatment facilities when they are flushed down the toilet. Many sea creatures mistake condoms for jellyfish or other …read more