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> He did. You didn't listen. He said that we need something beside the government I'm asking what. By what should governments be replaced? How? What should we

• AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  We don't know. The point at the moment is that it needs to be replaced - that government is not going to take adequate action. "What should we do" is the next question, and a very good one. I guess, if I were to pick one thing, I might say "install solar everywhere you can". Not only do you use less fossil-generated power, but you also help manufacturers ride the cost curve down, which makes more people consider installing it. And by "everywhere you can", I mean some places were you can't actually install it, but you can nudge people that way. Suggest to your boss that they should install it at work. Mention it to the minister at church, or to the manager at the bar (or even both, if you regularly go both places). Disclaimer: I don't have solar on my house yet...
  • salgernon 7y ago
    The obvious problem is that without the government authority by threat of violence, selfish entities will certainly choose to go their own way. You and your community may choose to use composting toilets, but Dow Chemical will find it cheaper, sans EPA, to just dump their effluvia in the local river. To be clear: I believe in and support the notion that the government should set the rules (based on established science) and enforce the law. (No, not particularly with physical violence beyond that needed for incarceration of gross offenders.)