Plenty of people have given up driving and eating meat . I use hardly any electricity , and the little I use doesn ' t come from coal plants . Hardly anyone I know has a car . Yes , there are many more ways you can make an impact , but this we all do it , don ' t be a hypocrite , no one will ever change their lifestyle rhetoric is defeatist and frankly embarrassing . Yes , you can give up meat . You can limit your driving and electricity use . You can ensure your local politicians support clean energy . The United States as a whole put its back into fighting the second world war . People made real sacrifices at home to ensure the safety of the world . Climate change is more dire than the spread of fascism in Europe and Asia , and now Americans can ' t even give up their steaks and SUVs to do their part ?