Green Daily

We've all got a few habits that aren't entirely eco-friendly. Making changes -- even small ones -- can take time, money, or both. So trust me, I'm not judging you.

But I am judging Hayden Panettiere. The actress most-recently in the news for her kamikaze surfboard mission to thwart dolphin hunters in Japan, apparently is less-excited about going green in her everyday life. Most notably, she drives a Porsche Cayenne SUV.

While we can all applaud Panettiere's efforts to save whales and dolphins, a high-profile person who claims to care about green issues shouldn't be driving a gas-guzzler around LA. In the end, vigilante dolphin-saving missions aren't going to save the planet -- but everyone working together to make small changes (like driving more fuel efficient cars, for instance), might do some long-term good.

It's not like I'm asking Hayden to drive a Honda Civic Hybrid -- I'm sure she can afford whatever status-symbol luxury hybrid she wants. But maybe it's time she set an example by driving something that gets more than 15 mpg.