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Do individual green choices matter?

Axis: individual action matters ... only systemic change matters

John

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2007-09-06 new Since everyone owning a car would make life impossible, John is bothered that he feels entitled to own one and wants a life everyone could live. September 6th: The Book Club Returns 00:02:26
2007-12-06 new John presents the household green changes of the Green Green Manifesto as ways to live better lives in line with their values, and shows their effect (garbage from four bags a week to less than one). Dec. 6th: Peer Pressure and the Green Green Manifesto 00:01:38

Hank

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2007-04-13 new Hank says individuals are acting (Priuses, lights, CFLs) but what needs doing can't be done by individuals alone; corporations and governments must act. Friday the 13th: Step It Up! 00:00:29
2007-06-02 new Hank says America has too many cars and he needs one less; selling a car is putting his money where his mouth is. June 1: Barack Saabama 00:01:58
2007-06-21 restate Hank argues individual lawn choices matter: water spent on lawns should grow food, and home vegetables use no more water than farm ones. June 21: Gotta Get Outside! 00:02:18
2007-09-06 restate In his song Hank tells a new SUV owner that a war is being fought for his driving and to trade his H2 for a Honda Fit. September 5th: I'm Gonna Kill You 00:01:31
2009-03-03 restate Hank argues that meat eaters each cutting back on meat they don't really need would do the world a tremendous amount of good; he himself can eat less. Eating Man Meat 00:02:44
2010-05-26 refine Hank says personal green acts are important but only reduce your own impact; understanding the problems and helping create solutions is what matters. How to Be Green Without Being a Prick 00:01:56
2011-06-03 restate Hank restates that eating meat is objectively bad for the planet and asks people to cut back a little rather than give it up entirely. I AM A BAD PERSON! 00:01:01