I can't imagine that using Netflix creates more greenhouse gas than piling into a car and driving to the cinema, but there's no escaping these articles describing this or that aspect of internet activity as harmful to global health. The arguments depend on two key features: not comparing them to the alternative practice, and arguing that "to generate... electricity, the world still predominantly uses fossil fuels." This very much depends on where you live. In Canada, for example, we actually refer to electricity as "hydro" because so much of it is generated by dams. This article takes the position that it is basically impossible to stop burning fossil fuels to produce electricity, so we should practice "digital hygiene... If instead you delete a few things here and there, you can save energy." No, I think the better plan would be to vote for governments that are serious about building alternative energy.
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