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Absolutely, I don't want my comment to be taken as an endorsement of "Well, there's nothing I can do so I might as well roll coal and dump my motor oil on the l

Absolutely, I don't want my comment to be taken as an endorsement of "Well, there's nothing I can do so I might as well roll coal and dump my motor oil on the lawn." It's important to do both, but saving the planet will only be accomplished through collective action.

tstrimple 7y ago
> only be accomplished through collective action I'd agree if you said enforced collective action. We cannot rely on companies to self-regulate. There needs to be severe consequences for companies that damage the environment like this. As long as profits far exceed penalties, companies will continue to take the easy path.
- pc86 7y ago
  I think it's pretty clear from the context he's not talking about corporate action, but citizens' action.
  - jachee 7y ago
    Corporations also have civic responsibility. Any collective, corrective action must include corporate action, or it is futile.
    - inimino 7y ago
      I believe the point was collective action of citizens leading to governmental action to enforce corporate action.
- briandear 7y ago
  Perhaps stop buying the offending company's products?
  - tstrimple 7y ago
    You're making the perfectly informed consumer argument? They don't exactly put warning labels on the packaging. "The company which produces this product does disproportional damage to the environment."