Photo of Keira, BF, and "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" via Splash

BET's Lifestyle blog has a post about a woman in suburban Maryland who put the breaks on a date when the guy moved the plans out of her neighborhood. She texted him to announce that "driving to D.C. was not part of my planned carbon footprint." So we thought we'd come up with our top ten favorite ways to dump someone using a green excuse...

1) It's not you, it's my carbon footprint: You live on the other side of town and the Earth just can't afford for us to be together. (Okay I lied: It's the $4/gallon gasoline.)

2) As a vegan, I can't go down on someone who eats meat, and oral sex is very important to me.

3) I need more time to take care of my plants.

4) I'm really into recycling, which is why I think it's time I give you up so that someone else can have you.

5) My house is full of environmentally-friendly CFC lightbulbs but I'm afraid the harsh light has just killed my sex drive.

6) You drive a Humvee? I'm sorry, I just lost my (lady) boner.

7) Saturday? Er, yeah, I've got a protest to attend.
 
8) I've studied up on sustainability, and I just don't believe this relationship has what it takes.

9) I don't date the genetically modified.

10) I believe in biodiversity and you remind me of my mother.