Where to from here?
Education, for a start. Some how getting companies to take responsibility for their actions in the future while knowing they are normally just acting on what we press them to do.
We vote with our wallets. If all most companies care about is profit then so be it, we starve them. To bed with out supper, hehe. It's not always as hard as you think, just make a choice on a few products you know have negative impact on the environment (by their manufacture, use or disposal) and cut back or stop using them all together.
Talk. It's time we chatted with out being preachers. Friends, family and perhaps even the manager at your local store. Don't get angry, just drop hints and let the seeds grow. Many people care but don't have enough momentum alone to take action. If they have prior knowledge about some thing they are more lightly to help if some sort of action is presented to them.
Change and know that you are making a difference. Normally the impact is very small, but if you keep shrugging it off and saying that it won't matter because you are just one person NOTHING will ever change. It starts with a few small choices each day. Save a little here, give a little there. It seems like such a huge sacrifice to start with but soon its just the norm.
Finally, take every thing you read from EVERYONE (including me) with a pinch of salt and a healthy dash of research. We are all human and we bend and stretch things to get our point of view across. The grains of truth are there and some times it takes a bit of digging to hear the full story. Grind your teeth if you need to but always read both sides of the story with as open a mind as possible.
Our bees are one of many issues we ignore because they are so far away. The whole system of chosen ignorance will have us in trouble because some of the issues are much bigger than we imagine while every one with self serving interests chooses what they think we must see.
