Debate: Do individual consumer choices make a difference in creating a more sustainable society?

Back in December of 2007, I came across a news article. Norway was announcing it was going to invest millions of dollars in the effort to preserve rainforests. Try as I might I couldn't quite figure out exactly what their plan was, and I wondered if this was just another politically-correct public relations campaign by another industrialized country trying to look worldly and sophisticated.I can't help thinking it's pretty sad that governments feel the need to spend enormous amounts of tax money on preserving the environment, while corporations seem to have free reign to exploit it. It's sort of a weird run-around chasing-your-tail routine.....continue reading by following the link above. This leads to my article because I want criticism and comments from Hugg users! But, read all the articles and join for free to add one yourself!