One thing I dislike the most about these problems – and the information/media/activism around them – is the "solutioning".

Yes, we should recycle and reduce carbon emissions and learn to live in a more integrated fashion with earth. But the problem is so diffuse and requires substantive work against powerful forces (government, business, apathy).

What I'd like to see more of, when presented with these sorts of problems, is viable solutions proposed that can be implemented bottom-up, and in the following hierarchy:

1. Regular Individuals like me e.g. "build a bird-friendly yard"

2. Influential individuals like architects, urban planners,

3. Small groups, e.g. birdwatchers, Boy Scouts, churches, schools

4. Small towns & neighborhoods, e.g. "build bird friendly parks"

All too often the "solutioning" defaults to the highest concentration of power, e.g. government/regulation – but that obviously isn't working at the speed it has to, and I suspect its because it's very easy to say "they should/we should" instead if "I will/we will".