Going green.

You know what really irks me about this whole trend? People putting so much effort into buying the right lightbulb, while completing neglecting the obvious high-impact behavior of just reducing their own waste (because I've seen these same people with their environmentally-safe toilet paper go out and buy 3 cups of coffee from Starbucks and toss away all of that garbage). In a related vein, this sounds like a terrible idea. Why not just pay $9.99 and get the dvd forever?! Worst case scenario, you hawk it to a used cd/dvd dealer.

As a clarification, I think we should all try to do as much as we can to reduce our impact on the environment and while I think all of these new ways of doing so (consumer products, clean energy, etc. etc.) are great, we shouldn't forget about the common sense tactics we learned in elementary school. Things like turning off the lights/electronics when not in use, using as little disposable products as possible, and conserving water. Basics, people! Then when you've got that down, go ahead and get fancy.