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Green Sex: Healthier, Apocalypse-Proof

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 30, 2009 2:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – A green approach to sex, sexual aids, and protection is not only environmentally conscious but also healthy and prescient, the New York Post reports. “It’s really good to know you can power something up with your own body!” says the purveyor of a hand-cranked sex-toy. “It really is sort of post-apocalyptic: When you really can’t plug anything in, at least you’ll still have your vibrator.”

The greening of the industry won’t just warm your nuclear-winter nights—it can also help with your health right now. “A lot of these products will say, ‘Not intended for actual use,’” says a retailer of green sex toys. “The reason being, these are toxic.” A “video producer” concurs, but thinks bad practices can be turned towards the better good. “Sex toys are a great entry point for understanding environmental issues.”

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A vibrator sits on the shelf in the Vermont Country Store retail store in Weston, Vt. (AP Photo)

A crunchy approach to condom display. (AP Photo)

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They're just "sold for novelty"—that blows my mind. As if they're all going to be given out at bachelorette parties, and people will just look at them and giggle. - Video producer Jennifer Prediger, on toxic sex toys

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hott2trott

Jul 12, 2010 6:59 PM CDT

www.hott2trottsexshop.com has the best selection of eco-friendly sex toys!! Also, the best prices! Everything from vibrators to dvds to lingerie, and much much more!! Check em out!

riffran

Jul 31, 2009 8:53 AM CDT

good question there armywife....I do feel there is a climate shift, and plenty of theories abound as to why.... ....1. Man made global warming 2. geomagnetic shift 3. sunspot activity 4. a long cyclical climate fluctuation (on the order of centuries to hundreds of centuries) 5. solar output fluctuations 6. axis tilt change of the planet 7 a theorised "flipping" of the magnetic poles themselves and there are even more, but those tend to get a little "out there"..and more subject to sci-fi classification.....OR it could be a combination of all those factors, or even a few we don't know about....we just don't have enough basis for a definative conclusion...now from a political standpoint...the facts never made much difference...it's who is the loudest or most theatrical at the time....but even a regular person can see...pollution is bad...green renewable envirofreindly energy is the way to go...it's just getting there is the problem. It's all about the money..on any side of the fence you stand on

riffran

Jul 31, 2009 2:09 AM CDT

"green sex"...lmao...sound like a hygene issue to me

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