The following are rebuttals that apply only to Americans but might also be valid elsewhere. 1. Plastics can be made biodegradable and from plant sources, and a

The following are rebuttals that apply only to Americans but might also be valid elsewhere. 1. Plastics can be made biodegradable and from plant sources, and already are in a wide number of products. 2. There's already disincentive to waste fuel as it costs more, add to that an obvious demand for electric cars, I'd say people already are looking to do this. 3. Let's be honest there are far more pressing issues with air travel than the environment. 4. Yeah, this one sucks, contact lenses too. 5. There are stylish vegan dress shoes, as well as cheap dress shoes made without animal products. Both are easy to find. Unless you're vegan there's nothing wrong with pudding. Jello, gummy bears, and a wide assortment of other yummies that use gelatin, however, you're out of luck, but you can still do Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids. I mean if we're talking about lines being drawn, we're the wealthiest country in the world, other parts of the world don't have a choice. You're right, of course, that everyone has their own point where it becomes too much but, shouldn't we be willing to be a little bit less lazy or stricter on pig farmers (the predominant producers of the toxicity problem). It's not just animal rights people and environmentalist this affects, it's causing algal blooms (Red Tide), killing off fishing industries in the Gulf, hurting the capacity of a huge natural CO2 sink, and lowering the property values of those around them. They've taken a communal resource and damaged it for everyone without recourse. Sounds pretty straightforward to me.