Sustainability is Sexy

Upscale and luxury “green” products and services are available along with the ability to purchase carbon offset credits. This makes reduce-reuse-recycle-repurpose seem retro at best and lowly to the point of being mediocre. My honey and I try to consume less and be efficient with use of resources. To this end we make knowledge, awareness and action sexy. Going to a Green Festival or even may be a reasonable enviro-friendly activity for a date, so is picnicking in the backyard on what’s fresh in our garden.

There was a time in the early part of the 20th century when the automobile meant freedom. Having access to a vehicle mean wider travels, driving somewhere scenic for a picnic became a routine Sunday afternoon event for many and car camping was considered a vacation. Times change and “green’ has become a marketing buzzword for increased consumerism. Add a hybrid or alterative fuel SUV/RV, some organic food and a few carbon offsets we can call driving 100 miles to a resort for recreation and partying an environmentally friendly activity. Sure, the idea feels sexy, but what about giving back and leaving smaller carbon footprints?

Sexy can be a solid relationship based on respect and shared values. And such a relationship requires effort. A couple can have it all. Lavish living might seem sexy and make headlines; true sexiness comes through soul-deep intimacy with each other and the environment and that can remain out of the headlines.

THE END