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I agree its frustrating to do more at a personal level when others dont.
The other component is what we can do as a nation in terms of better policies and practices.
In the 70s, in response to the degradation of the environment that was all too evident (polluted lakes and streams, smog, open dumps...) we enacted the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Hazardous Waste Management Act, etc. Many industries (and conservatives) bitched and moaned about the cost or improper government interference in commerce, but I think we can conclude that our waterways are cleaner, our air is more breathable and no one sacrificed too much.
If we accept that current industrial and agricultural practices contribute to global warming, what is wrong with taking these environmental laws a step further, like the new law in Cali or laws to require more sustainable agricultural practices?
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