Is there anyone who seriously believes that the selfishness of a few dozen million USers is the root cause of the environmental damage of Modern Society!?
There used to be a billboard in Oakland that showed a dripping outdoor sprinkler faucet with the tagline: Do The Earth A Good Turn -- as though it was us individuals who were responsible for the perpetual water crisis -- as opposed to the small but powerful agribiz contingent in California who happen to use 96% of all the fresh water . . .
This 'personalizing of the crisis' has to stop: if the Fortune 1000 would recycle, individuals wouldn't have to! It's so overwhelmingly the problem of industry that it's not even funny. If commercial trucks would only get from 4mpg to 10mpg everyone in China could own 4 SUVs and it wouldn't make a difference.
Sheesh.
/jordan