Every little bit helps, by definition. At the same time, by distracting us with arguments about plastic straws and meat, the fossil fuel industry shifts the foc

Every little bit helps, by definition. At the same time, by distracting us with arguments about plastic straws and meat, the fossil fuel industry shifts the focus off of their enormously outsized contribution to climate change. It can also result in moral license - the feeling that I recycle, so I've done my part. I'm not suggesting not minimizing your individual impact on the environment (and frankly, the elephant in the room that we can't talk about is the impact of producing children), but at the end of the day, if we keep on dumping carbon and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the destruction will continue.