A lot of people that sincerely want to go green don’t always remember the greenest options available; and how can you blame them? Remembering the various green steps you have to take—even in the most minor situations—often means being crazy about details. Basically, how do you just chill out and not stress about these things?

Over at Green Home , they have a list of a number of wallet-sized guides to the more environmentally aware options for plastics, cosmetics, grocery shopping, and going out to eat. But it’s partly what you eat that provides the most inspired resource: a seafood guide that you can access from your cell phone. So now, when you have a craving for fish, you can see reasonable alternatives to the kind you want, and sometimes they even taste better.

 

Buying eco-friendly clothing is a smart and stylish way to do your part to help the environment—but those clothes need to get washed, too. Washer/dryers use an enormous amount of energy, making your environmentally considerate purchase only half of the gesture.

 

As SmartPlanet points out, there’s really no greener way to wash your clothes than in natural water and air drying. But if you are going to use a washer/dryer, it’s important to use as little heat as possible. Heating from these machines uses a lot of energy, as does the water used for two separate loads. And if you live in a city, try hanging a clothesline from your apartment building, giving it a retro feel that others may want to try as well.

There has been a recent bump in the number of blog entries highlighting which celebrities are green and which are not. But Treehugger ups the ante a bit: Instead of showing the different levels of environmental awareness among celebrities, they point out how widely-regarded "green" celebs aren't really as polluter-proof as they claim to be. So next time you see stars on TV speak out for the environment--or speaking against polluters--remember that even they aren't invincible to their own pollution.

Safe sex doesn’t just mean preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases or pregnancy anymore, it now also implies environmental safety. This isn’t as ridiculous as it sounds: Many condoms are made each year and the resulting plastic and latex involved in the production can be harmful to the environment. That doesn’t mean we should stop making condoms; an article describing eco-friendly protection shows that people should think more when thinking about sex, if they’re going to be thinking about sex more often.

With oncoming and present shortages of produce, massive pollution in the sea, and changing perspectives on animal rights, human beings have to reevaluate how we eat in the twenty-first century. Specifically, this has to be done with regards to how what we eat affects the Earth. So what’s one way of doing it? By eating bugs.

While some may cringe at the thought of chowing down on roaches and flies, it may be time to reconsider the little critters as a dietary choice. An article on Celsias discusses the advantages of eating bugs, from both a nutritional and environmental perspective. In one instance, she describes a current dish being served in Santa Monica, California: Scorpions and potato sprinkled with ants. Bon appetit!

Designers are coming up with bottles that are just too chic to trash. Grab a reusable Sigg water bottle and choose your favorite designer: from Kenneth Cole to Donna Karan. To see the latest designs, check out Elle.com. With millions of bottles going into landfills each year, it's nice to see bottles worth keeping...and showing off.

It's spring time, which, of course, means the start of more than a few sports seasons. But if you’re tired of grabbing your baseball glove to go sit in the outfield and eat grass (maybe just a personal experience there), here are a few new sports to try that only require some space and minimal equipment.

Track Events

Get out there and get competitive. Set up sprints, triple jump, and long jump. Or add your own events, like tug of war. The winner gets bragging rights…until next time.

Ultimate Frisbee

Grab a disc and some friends for a game of ultimate Frisbee. Set up two endzones with shoes or other markers and get a game going. For rules and more info, check out the Ultimate Players’ Association (UPA).

Kickball

With a ball and a few base markers, you can start up a game of kickball. The basic rules are easy and then beyond those you can add your own.