I agree that it’s important to understand that companies don’t just make waste for fun. They supply a product that people demand. That’s not to say those dirty companies are free of responsibility, but rather to understand that consumer choices do have an effect. We, as consumers, can’t just throw our hands in the air and say “but I am just 1 person, I have no measurable effect on pollution when we have container ships and oil ops producing 10 million times more greenhouse gas” without acknowledging that the demand for petroleum and ultra cheap widgets is the driver of those businesses. Its a social problem that we need to work together to solve. Honestly, I bet apathy towards the problem by pretending ships and rigs are autonomous wanderers is a viral campaign funded by the offenders themselves. If they’re gonna have a bad image, may as well try to keep demand up on a personal level.
I agree that it’s important to understand that companies don’t just make waste for fun. They supply a product that people demand. That’s not to say those dirty companies are free of responsibility, but rather to understand that consumer choices do have an effect. We, as consumers, can’t just throw our hands in the air and say “but I am just 1 person, I have no measurable effect on pollution when we have container ships and oil ops producing 10 million times more greenhouse gas” without acknowledging that the demand for petroleum and ultra cheap widgets is the driver of those businesses. Its a social problem that we need to work together to solve. Honestly, I bet apathy towards the problem by pretending ships and rigs are autonomous wanderers is a viral campaign funded by the offenders themselves. If they’re gonna have a bad image, may as well try to keep demand up on a personal level.