Anything with rare earth minerals and metals in it, is many times more polluting and energy wasting than using paper. Just look at surface mines, metal, battery and electronics manufacturing and the large amount of worldwide transportation involved in making a tablet device. I don't know if it has been done, but it would be interesting how many standard US Letter or DIN A4 pages equivalent you can make with the same environmental impact compared to a tablet computer. Especially considering that plant fiber is a renewable resource and can be obtained nearly carbon neutral if done properly.

Jar, I'll bet that you're one of those people that think that by driving a Prius you're saving the planet too.

This may not be the perfect compromise or solution, but it's actually not a terrible idea. It's pretty thoughtful, really. Maybe he should gift one to his wife since she does care about the environment so much. She could use it to help minimize her own carbon footprint- every bit counts, especially to her, it seems. After all, her pregnancy hormones- and her need to write down various tasks, errands, notes, etc- will only increase throughout the pregnancy and long after the birth of the baby. (Congrats, by the way!)

I'm pretty sure you're being sarcastic but cloth nappies are a drastically better option. They also seem to be practically indestructible as my mother used the same ones for my brother and me and 28 years later she's still using them for cleaning (after bleaching).

Half sarcasm. I plan on using cloth diapers when I have kids but most people are to lazy to deal with them.

Ha! My mom has turned our old cloth diapers into cleaning rags as well! Just goes to show how durable and useful they can be years later. :)