Ebbie: What I meant is this: Create less garbage, and use biodegradable packaging. We knew lead was a poison when we used leaded gas. We still used it--victims of the world's Detroitts who couldn't change the motors quickly enough. We KNEW it was toxic. But we continued to do it anyway.

Electric toothbrushes, hair dryers, homes at 21 degrees (which we have come to call room temperature, my gawd). Chemicals that get poured into rivers, and fines for polution that are cheaper than fixing the problem.

That's what I meant.