I think there is a great chance the Dax/ksuw/fsd don't actually believe as strongly in their stances as they anonymously post here. Their posts might be cathartic as well, or help them convince themselves that what we are doing to the world right now isn't all bad. It's not like we can easily control it, reverse it, etc. So better to some people to pretend we can't do anything and even if we could it might not matter anyways.
I myself am always a skeptic, but because of some particular expertise I do know there are low hanging fruits out there where regulation would absolutely benefit both the consumer and the environment, if you assume that using less electricity for the same function benefits the environment. I do see some movements so that is promising. We should keep doing those.
I do however fear that we the great US, with our insatiable appetite for consumer goods at low prices, have pushed a great deal of manufacturing operations overseas where there is no or little regulation. Countries like India and China that produce a great deal of the goods we consume, to their own (an maybe ours) long-term detriment.
In the end, if we truly believe what we are doing is bad for Mother Earth, then we need to consume less and consume more efficiently. That's a tough pill to swallow for almost everyone alive.
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