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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YES. A thousand times yes. But you can deny yourself most holiday plastic and still, by buying food for your own survival, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions (ex: beef is by far the most polluting food item to produce).

So it's too easy for me to fall into guilt and what ifs. That's what I'm mostly working on - how not to feel the burden of flying to Europe and Asia to visit my parents or my aunts. How to celebrate milestones and live my daily life with ease, but without polluting too much. What to buy to make the least impact on the planet.

Overall, it bears repeating that our greatest power lies in VOTING for politicians that will push through climate change and pollution mitigation. Each of our individual efforts doesn't even register compared to what governments can do, so it's useless to guilt-trip others into leading more responsible lives. What matters is convincing them that our species will not survive that easily if we don't act now on a global scale  - and that means new legislation and enforcement.

I've become a single-issue voter - I will vote for the person who is most able to mitigate climate change.

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Agree but individual effort does not hurt, it could even propagate a grassroots effort. [/quote]

It's a struggle to get rid of plastic. Some of it is really, really useful, like plastic wrap when making gluten-free pastry. I hate plastic wrap, but it's essential for that purpose.

Overall, there about 80 multinational companies who contribute the most to global warming worldwide. If those (mostly oil) companies changed their ways, we'd have real progress. But that's only going to happen if we stop falling for their propaganda about recycling doing any good. It's a drop in the ocean, compared with the damage these companies do to our environment every single day.

That said, I try to behave the way I think everyone should behave. We all should care for our planet because we both depend on it for our collective survival and we share it with everyone. We can't hog or waste resources because we can afford to. It's not fair. I choose to behave as best I can, ridding my home of plastic, recycling, composting, buying "green" cleaning products, driving a hybrid car, etc. Even if everyone on the planet did what I do, that would not be enough to combat climate change. Large global corporations must mend their ways, and it will only happen when we demand it. Vote for politicians who will do the right thing when it comes to forcing companies to change their ways and reverse climate change. It can happen, but it will take a lot of effort. Each of us must do something. [/quote]

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