In thirty to forty years, the biosphere will either be so radically altered that most life currently sustained by it will be dead/dying OR humans will learn to live sustainably and the biosphere will be on the path to recovery.
I think most people are becoming aware of the problem we face and want to help, but don't know how or feel like it's just too big a problem for anything they could do to matter. That's the kind of thinking that will lead to disaster.
We need to take action now before it's too late, and to do that we need lots of voices to tell our leaders what to do. But people lead busy lives, and the biosphere doesn't have the time remaining for change to occur as it has in the past through revolt and revolution.
Fortunately as a consumer powered society, we each have a hand in producing that power. This is one small effort that really can influence the path of progress. Vote with your wallet.
With every purchase we make, we are voicing approval for more of that item to be manufactured or more of that service to be provided. If enough of us choose products that are sustainably made or services that are sustainably rendered, then those sustainable processes will win out and future generations of humans, plants, and animals will thank us.
Happy shopping, choose wisely.
