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Re:Half of the Great Barrier Reef Is Dead by Scarblac on Thursday August 09, 2018 @04:37AM (#17722533)
We can do something about this at government level, and especially with many governments working together.

Individuals can just make their own lives poorer with nothing to show for it.

Governments are for large scale action where individual action is meaningless -- the army, protection against national disasters like floods, and action against global warming.

Unfortunately the government of the largest polluter is hopelessly corrupt.

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Re:Half of the Great Barrier Reef Is Dead by splittingTimes on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:22AM (#17722711)
Exactly, government level action is needed. If you or I use energy saving or regular light bulbs does not tip the scale. A steel or aluminum Mill, a car factory, a Google data center, a chips factory, these matter as each consumes the energy equivalent to a small town.
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Re:Half of the Great Barrier Reef Is Dead by theyinwhy on Thursday August 09, 2018 @11:54AM (#17725273)
If it is law and everyone needs to use e.g. LEDs (see Europe, although it is still legal to sell std bulbs) even what you personally do has an impact. Without government level action ... difficult.
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