Look, it might not be the consumer’s fault that these companies pollute and yeah, most of us barely get a choice in where our energy comes from, but I really find that it’s a bit disingenious to just say these companies do all the pollution so the rest of us don’t matter, we’re innocent in all this. These fossil fuel companies are actually happy if you go “oh well nothing I can do about it”, because then you keep indirectly buying their products. Literally the opposite of the carbon footprint campaign, but similarly positive effect for them.

Really, we need a carbon tax, but guess what, that makes things expensive for end users when produced with a lot of pollution. So that’s unpopular too. Turns out we’re really addicted to cheap and dense energy sources. In any case, the only way for this to change is for as many people as possible to 1) reduce their own consumption as much as reasonably possible, 2) educate friends and family and 3) do whatever possible to shift winds in any government levels they can affect.