undies twice in the last decade - everything else is second hand; TV is 10 years old, laptop 5 years old. Mobile phone second hand from a friend, had the previous one for 10 years. I rarely eat pre-prepared food, waste nothing, recycle everything I can. Have not been successful at weaning myself off my car but at least plan my trips & so use it less. Went solar as soon as I could & make twice as much as I use so contribute in a small way to the green energy supply. Yes, people need to take a good hard look at themselves & start taking individual action, but structural change is also important. Joe Blow : 25 Jul 2011 7:38:37am You would be surprised at the number of people concerned about climate change who ARE making changes to their lifestyle especially in terms of transport (bike, bus, train) domestic power consumption (100% green power) and embodied energy (reducing, reusing and recycling). It's a big mistake to think that Universities are stuffed with climate activists and greening. Your images are perhaps reflecting stereotypes from the 1960s and 1970s. If only! Sadly, these days they are hotbeds of upwardly mobile capitalists. Alison : Ever heard of the quote: you are either part of the solution or part of the problem? Well, you (and the drum for publishing this) are part of the problem. Your intellectual rant about this issue at a time when our country could actually make a move