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There’s a metaphor in here somewhere

Why the seal attempted to have sex with the penguin is unclear.

Video tours of the eco-pimped Real World: Hollywood house

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 pools, dual-flush toilets, low-flow showerheads, eco bedding, hybrid cars, and soy candles that double as body lube. They also got a kick that their pad was constructed in the building that once housed the I Love Lucy show. How about that for recycling?

Check out the video house tours below.

Notable quotable

“I’ll retract the rape complaint from the wombat, because he’s pulled out. Apart from speaking Australian now, I’m pretty all right you know. I didn’t hurt my bum at all.” — New Zealander Arthur Cradock, who was subsequently charged with “using a phone for a fictitious purpose”

Catching up with our favorite European eco-porn activists

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 all-time greatest hits. Recently, while researching another story, I discovered that the dynamic duo […]

Further evidence that impotence leads to arson

Am I crazy, or is the Earth Liberation Front website sponsored by Viagra? (via Dan Shapley)

Grist puts a green eye to sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll

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 […]

Post-Valentine’s Day quickies

Photo: Mongabay.com

Always a day late and a dollar short, I present to you, ah, two more love stories from nature. The first from Mongabay, which includes a hot photo of two mountain gorillas in the dorso-ventral (missionary) position. A true feminist of the gorilla world, this female has also pioneered the use of tools to measure the depth of puddles before walking into them. Given enough evolutionary time and no competition from upright walking primates, her progeny would probably discover fire and eventually use it to burn their bras.

You might want to take a cold shower before reading this next one from The New York Times, which is quite explicit.

What weighs less than two pounds and has a gnarly 11-inch-long Johnson?

Sexiest jobs lists ‘forget’ to include eco-professionals

In a crushing blow to environmental types everywhere, two "sexiest jobs" lists emerged recently and neither one picked an eco-professional among the sexy. According to CareerBuilder.com, the sexiest jobs are: Entertainer/Model Cocktail Waitress Athlete Firefighter Cowboy Nurse Artist Military Professional Construction Worker TV/Anchor Personality Salary.com selected: Firefighter Personal Trainer CEO Bartender Pilot Nurse Surgeon Photographer […]

How to green your love life

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. […]