Michael Pollan writes about how global warming is such a serious and immense issue and yet it is still not our top priority and little is being done to prevent the issue from escalating. He discusses how people make up reasons for why they shouldn't change what their doing to help the environment because it won't make a difference or too little of a difference. Some examples included: walking to work can increase your appetite and therefore increase your carbon footprint, no matter how much you switch to energy saving resources someone else out there is emitting just as much carbon dioxide that you are trying to reduce.
Pollan suggests that minor changes in our lifestyle won't do much to help save our planet from global warming in time. He states that we must make major changes and quickly. He also believes that law enforcement may the only way to get people to make a change, because people rely on others to fix their problems and enjoy cheap energy because it makes life easier.
Pollan states that one way to save the earth is to start caring. He hopes that when enough people start caring, then it will create a chain reaction and caring about our planet (as well as doing something about it) will become a popular idea. But Pollan's major idea is for everyone to plant their own food, even if it's just a small amount, because doing so will reduce a person's carbon footprint significantly.
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