Going Green? Easy Doesn't Do It

I completely agree with Michael Maniates argument that the consumer’s efforts alone cannot stop global warming. As Bill McKibben says in Eaarth, the damage has already been done and cannot be reversed. He combats the books “Its easy being Green” and “The Lazy Environmentalist” which advise that we should look for things to do in our private lives that can together have a cumulative effect and create a safer planet. He says even The Environmental Protection Agency has simple lists of things we can do that will just erase the damage we have done and set the planet on the right track again.
He is very much in agreement with McKibben who argues that there needs to be transience and coordination between government organizations, non-profits, and communities to get the planet on course once again. There needs to be sustainable renovations in areas which include more green spaces, parks, narrower roads, greener transportation, and a fundamental change in our energy usage We must exercise restraint over our carbon emissions rather than focus on recycling and installing halogen lightbulbs.