{"id":741,"date":"2007-05-21T20:19:29","date_gmt":"2007-05-21T18:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.greenmedia.md\/?p=741"},"modified":"2007-05-21T20:19:29","modified_gmt":"2007-05-21T18:19:29","slug":"gnmparents-greening-your-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvaeco.org\/gnmparents-greening-your-spouse.html","title":{"rendered":"GNMParents: Greening Your Spouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor's note: This week, GNMParents<\/a> writer Barb Lattin asks for your suggestions — how do you "green" your spouse?<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you seen Ed Begley, Jr.<\/a>'s show Living With Ed<\/a>? If you missed it, it's a "reality" show that follows Ed and his wife, Rachelle Carson, as they go about their daily lives. <\/p>\n

Why would following this couple around be interesting? Because Ed is "green" and Rachelle isn't. <\/p>\n

I made sure to set it up in my Tivo because I didn't want to miss one episode. You see, their "green relationship" is mine and my husband's, only reversed. I thought that I'd glean some tips on how to make<\/strike> encourage my husband to be more friendly to the environment. <\/p>\n

Dave and I have been together for more than 14 years and I feel I've scarcely made an impact on him. Despite all my efforts over the years, he continues to choose eco-unfriendly behaviors: he throws recyclables in the trash, he'll put a disposable diaper (used for away from home) on our son instead of cloth, and he keeps "the pedal to the metal", even if the light's red up ahead. <\/p>\n

I am completely frustrated by his lack of interest in choosing the environmental option and don't know what to do about it. I've tried so many different ways to encourage his environmentalism: <\/p>\n