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PETA gets served
Animal rights group called out for repeatedly exploiting women |
Holly Richmond |
17 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A 2006 PETA protest. Photo: anheuser via Flickr. Yesterday, The Sydney Morning Herald had a piece about PETA titled, 'Why does a pro-vegetarian organisation treat women like meat?' Good question. The women-as-meat connection's nothing new -- 1990's Sexual Politics of Meat, anyone? But it's especially ironic coming from a group that asserts, 'Animals are not ours to use for entertainment.' Seattle's stellar Erica Barnett (writer for alt-weekly The Strange ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, gender, green living, sex, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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Let's Talk About You and Me
An interview with Bonk author Mary Roach |
Michelle Nijhuis |
01 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: cybertoad Ah, sex. Source of carnal bliss, domestic harmony, cute infants ... and global population problems. (Oh, environmentalists are such killjoys.) Overpopulation aside for the moment, sex is fundamental to humanity, and to the rest of the natural world -- and besides, it's a dang fascinating subject, as Mary Roach found out while researching her new book Bonk: The Curious Coupling of ... |
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| Topics: books, green living, interview, scientific research, sex (all these topics) |
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Tommy in the top slot
Norwegian fuck-tivists on VH1 |
Katharine Wroth |
20 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I'm not saying that I happened upon, and then proceeded to watch, half of the truly classy Freakiest Concert Moments of All Time on VH1 last night. But if I had, I would have been delighted to see our favorite eco-porn activists in the top slot. Yes, Tommy and Leona's on-stage antics were #1 on the list -- and better yet, Grist's Norwegian Wood head and subhead were woven into the story's graphics. Score! |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, green living, sex, TV (all these topics) |
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Bicyclists do it better
Commute by bike, get lucky |
Trina Stout |
07 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| From a Hungarian PSA (No translation necessary. Mostly safe for work; use headphones):Rarrrrrr. Turns out, Hungary has an entire government position devoted to promoting bicycling.In Hungary, the Ministry of Economics and Transport actually has a Deputy Minister for cycling by the name of Adam Bodor. Bodor's job, put simply, is to get people on their bikes.Now, why can't the U.S. do that? |
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| Topics: bikes, green living, Hungary, sex (all these topics) |
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There's a metaphor in here somewhere
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David Roberts |
04 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Why the seal attempted to have sex with the penguin is unclear. |
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| Topics: animal welfare, green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Real green world
Video tours of the eco-pimped Real World: Hollywood house |
Summer Rayne Oakes |
28 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In the midst of preparing for the launch of 250 hours of green programming for Discovery Planet Green, I got a call from my good friend Pete Griffin over at Think MTV. 'We have this idea to build a green house on the Real World,' he told me. 'Instead of creating a whole new green show, why not build it into one of the most watched programs on MTV?' Can anyone say brilliant? Well, we had a blast teaching the Hollywood cast a few things about saltwater poo ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, energy at home, green living, sex, TV (all these topics) |
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All the World's a Shag
Catching up with our favorite European eco-porn activists |
Katharine Wroth |
28 Mar 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Ellingsen (left), Johansson (second from right), and friends at their "Wild Climax Refuge" in Costa Rica. Courtesy FFF Nearly four years ago, Lissa Harris wrote a titillating Grist profile of two European activists who were, as she put it, "raising cash to save the rainforest, one money shot at a time." That story, "Norwegian Wood," became one of Grist's a ... |
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| Topics: deforestation, grassroots activism, green living, interview, rainforests, sex (all these topics) |
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Taking meat off the plate ... and the pole
Vegan strip club closes after one month |
Sarah van Schagen |
28 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Ah, Casa Diablo, we hardly knew ye ...Two things that you can find a lot of in Portland, Ore., are vegans and strip clubs. Johnny Diablo decided to open a business to combine both. At his Casa Diablo Gentlemen's Club, soy protein replaces beef in the tacos and chimichangas; the dancers wear pleather, not leather. ...Last week Mr. Diablo put the club up for sale ... He may have underestimated the appeal of stripping to vegans, or of vegan cuisine to striptease f ... |
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| Topics: green living, Oregon, sex, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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Of Vice and Men
Grist puts a green eye to sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll |
Sarah van Schagen |
22 Feb 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: iStockphoto "Sex and drugs and rock and roll are very good indeed." -- Ian Dury Green may be the flavor of the week, the word du jour, the go-to adjective for everyone from ad execs to activists -- but between you and me, researching all the do's and don'ts of eco-sainthood can get a bit heavy. In the midst of all this sobering work, sometimes a gal (even a green one) just w ... |
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| Topics: advice, consumerism, funnies, green living, music, sex (all these topics) |
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Love me, love my food habits
Veganism as relationship deal breaker |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Love is in the air, and according to the New York Times, it's also served up at the dinner table. But when it comes to dueling food preferences -- he loves meat, she doesn't -- sometimes dinner leaves couples, well, hungry for more. No-holds-barred carnivores, for example, may share the view of Anthony Bourdain, who wrote in his book Kitchen Confidential that "vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everythi ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, sex, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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Sermon on the Mounting
How to green your love life |
Amy Linn |
05 Feb 2008 |
From A to Green |
| Skyrockets in flight ... but is it an eco-friendly delight? Photo: iStockphoto Ahhh, the bedroom: an oasis of pleasure, a place where terms like "emissions reduction" and "off-gassing" should never intrude. Not that environmentalism and sex don't mix. It's just that lying back and thinking about things like CO2 and carcinogens isn't exactly ... hot. So what's a passionate greenie to do? The answer ... |
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| Topics: advice, education, green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Muskrat Love Ain't Got Nothin' on This
Romance novelist accused of plagiarizing green group's magazine |
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14 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:02 AM on 14 Jan 2008 Bloggers at Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books have accused popular romance writer Cassie Edwards of plagiarism in a number of her tomes, including Savage Longings, Savage Moon, and Savage Beloved. Among the accusations of Edwards -- who, it may surprise you to know, often writes about the lustful dalliances of Native American characters -- is that a descripti ... |
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| Topics: books, green living, news, sex, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Ogle Cranky Academics Instead
Top British scientist tells women to stop drooling over gas-guzzling males |
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19 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:18 PM on 19 Dec 2007 Hey ladies, wondering how to help fight climate change? It's simple: just stop encouraging men who waste resources! In particular, said U.K. climate scientist David King this week, "stop admiring young men in Ferraris." King's comments were immediately pounced upon -- not by feminists, but by Ferrari owners, who protested that their vehicles spew le ... |
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| Topics: cars, climate, energy, funnies, green living, news, sex, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Sex Education
A primer on chemicals, fertility, and reproduction |
Emily Gertz |
18 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Illustration: Keri Rosebraugh Feeling unusually infertile lately? You're not alone: according to a December 2005 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 12 percent of American couples reported having a hard time conceiving a child and bearing it to term in 2002, up 20 percent from the 6.1 million couples reporting such "impaired fecundity" in 1995. Although the re ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, parenting, sex, special series, toxics (all these topics) |
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Sex is suicide: The peacock principle
Are we raping the planet in some cracked attempt to look hot? |
Elsa Mary |
19 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Got it? You'll flirt and flaunt it. But the human drive to mate could be killing our planet and ultimately our species, according to Matt Prescott via the BBC. We're collectively thinking from the seat of our pants and using the wrong brain, so all of our little earth-saving intentions add up to vain fluffing, he adds. Why? Cheap energy and oil have given us new, ecologically toxic ways to compete for partners: In a world of 'bling', the last thing a car is used for i ... |
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| Topics: green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Greens and hunters
Two great tastes? |
David Roberts |
19 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Christina Larson has the latest on the flowering cooperation between greens and the hook & bullet crowd. This bit is funny:Hunters are predominantly male. Yet the folks who've been most successful in reaching out and forging partnerships haven't been green dudes, talking man to man -- but rather the enviro ladies. A few possible explanations present themselves.Hm ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Ask a Brokeass: Love in a dumpster
On green dating for the low-budget environmentalist |
Kate Sheppard |
15 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I know, I know. Long time, no Brokeass. Weeks. Months even. See, I got a second job, which has somewhat lessened my brokassity, but also cut back on the amount of time I have to sit around and ponder the subject. But don't fear. I'm still pretty broke, and cheap by nature, so as often as I can, I will continue to bring you news and ideas for penniless treehuggers. This week, we delve into the subject of lovin' the planet, and each other, on a small budget. Dear ... |
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| Topics: green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Hello, Kitties
I'M IN UR PLANET, GETTIN ALL HOT N BOTHERED |
Kate Sheppard |
07 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Things that global warming is responsible for: Melting glaciers, skinny polar bears, disappearing coastlines, and rampant kitty sex. That's right. We're seeing an increase in hot pussy action as global warming gets America's cats all hot and bothered. Climate change is expanding the kitty mating season and creating -- you guessed it -- more baby kitties. According to the group Pets Across America, there was a 30 percent increase [PDF] in the number of cats ... |
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| Topics: sex, green living (all these topics) |
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Don't be a fool, vulcanize your tool
Unwanted babies: the worst kind of emissions |
Kate Sheppard |
26 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| We get the whole energy-wasting phone charger thing, and we think free Ben & Jerry's sounds awesome, but is Unpluggit advocating unprotected sex in their online video? (h/t: reader MB) |
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| Topics: population, green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Mama's Got a Squeeze Box
On greening your sex life |
Umbra Fisk |
26 Mar 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hey Umbra! So I'm finally starting up a relationship with a guy as eco-friendly as I am (I'd say eco-freaky, but since I'm writing about sex, I thought it would be overload). However, since neither of us is into polluting, killing animals, or overpopulation, how do we go green in the bedroom? Just what are the ins and outs of eco-friendly safe sex? Sascha Portland, Ore. Dearest Sascha, Uh. The ins and outs are basicall ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Sister Hazell
Britain's favorite topless model is the latest eco-spokesperson |
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09 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Sister Hazell Britain's favorite topless model is the latest eco-spokesperson Lots of climate and energy news today, so here's some Friday frippery. How excited do you think Guy Adams of The Independent was when his editor told him to interview Keeley Hazell about her green principles? Hazell, well known in Britain as a winsome Page Three girl (that's British for "nudie newspaper model"), pose ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, news, sex, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Sex: Coming to a local coffee shop
Young Dems sexify your mug |
Kate Sheppard |
08 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| It's about cups. Sexy, sexy cups. Well, actually it's about getting college students thinking about the planet and about changing their personal habits. But the "sexy" sure doesn't hurt. The University of Washington's Young Democrats club launched a Sustainability is Sexy campaign this month to encourage students to bring their own cups to the campus's coffee shops. And their sexy slogan is popping up all over campus on shirts, buttons, stickers, and post ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, Seattle, sex, waste (all these topics) |
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Valentine's day alert!
It's coming, and it can't be stopped |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
09 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Ah, Valentine's Day -- are we still pretending anybody likes this holiday? Single people feel insecure and excluded; people in relationships feel guilt-ridden and obligated to consume items blingy or fluffy. I say, if you love someone, tell 'em today, and on Feb. 14, obstinately refuse to wear red. Yet, knowing that obsessive marketing and the power of tradition are likely once again to outweigh my exhortations that we all just fuhgedaboutit, I would be remiss ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, food, green living, holiday, sex (all these topics) |
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Ecosexuals
The latest hipster trend |
David Roberts |
27 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Some folks on the right are having fun with this article about ... brace yourselves ... ecosexuals: Welcome to the latest turn of the wheel in the obsessive trend-creating machine that brought us 'metrosexuals.' Ecosexuals are an evolving breed of city dweller for whom keeping green is every bit as important in their romantic life as in their choice of household cleanser, dinner food, or wall paint. Sure, everyone has a checklist of qualities they want in a mate: sm ... |
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| Topics: green living, sex (all these topics) |
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When the Rubber Hits the Road
On recycling condoms |
Umbra Fisk |
09 Jan 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| For the sake of argument, how does one recycle condoms? Unused they are plastic of some sort? I know it's a bit silly, but don't you just hate to have to flush them and all the water that goes with? Flavia S. Milan, Italy Dearest Flavia, In brief: condoms are generally made of latex and are not recyclable. (Though the actual recyclability of Milan condoms may be a question for the Milan Recycling Bureau, not yours trul ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling, sex (all these topics) |
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