First, you have the steady decline of the drastic action trendline from '96 to '03. Paired with the simultaneous steady incline of the "Don't do any extra" trendline. I believe these can be attributed to the extended disappearance of 1970's activism and environmentalism.

Furthermore, the trends displayed post-2000 are a result of the harsh language and utter failure to address the issue of global warming used by the embarrassment that is the Bush Administration.

However, after the declines up to that point, Al Gore as well as corporate leaders acknowledged the issue, U.S. environmentalism shot up and we have made huge gains in the last five years.

I foresee this trend continuing, green will not be a fad, it will be mandatory. Those companies who implement with the highest standards and whom display leadership will increase their brand values tremendously. Corporations who fail at this, will cease to exist without radical overhaul of their business.

The good news is that, since my old car had been running for a good 6 months with the “Check engine” light on, I’m probably fouling the air less than I was the day before.

Eventually I got the smarts to just stop listening to them.

Well Mick thought that the "Greens" were telling him those things because one of the "Reds" told him to think that. Since Mick ain't listening, Mick is part of the problem.

I expanded my gardens this year and my vegetables, and have planted 2 new trees in the yard.

Bought a bike, need to ride it more to the store and friends.

I see my neighbors put out 6 trash cans a week, I put out 1 can with one bag every 2 weeks. I recycle most anything I can.

Put all electronics on power strips and shut off all of them when not in use.

And I could go on. We can't wait for the Bush species to have some genetic change anytime soon, so get busy.

As for the Micks of the world, when they are impacted first-hand, they'll wake up. And it will be the hunger in their tummies that motivates them to yell at the government for not doing anything, and it is them that will stand in line with the rest, only they will be able to blame someone else.

Take personal responsibility for every action of your day. What you do, or don't do, is all that you can do.

perhaps you have the wrong understanding. Most are not sayng that world will end, but that our planet is in dire need of care. And most do not say that we shoudl all be ashamed to be human. To be human means that we make mistakes, and try to fix them. Take the abilities and gifts that were given to you, and use them to your advantage.