The Folly of Individual Responsibility

In studying environmental science and following environmentalist Facebook pages, Twitters, and blogs, I've noticed an extreme focus on individual responsibility in fighting climate change. This focus typically involves listing things individuals should do in order to help the planet.

I may catch flack for saying this, but we don't have the choices available to us to truly make a difference on an individual level...YET. For one thing, figuring out which companies are truly sustainable and which...