Bill Schubart: New Year’s resolutions for the planet

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bill Schubart, a regular commentator for Vermont Public Radio and a former board member of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the umbrella organization for VTDigger.org. This piece was first aired on VPR.
Although our collective individual commitments to improving our communities and environment are important in offsetting the negatives of overconsumption and pollution, scientists warn us that by themselves, personal efforts like recycling, heating with rene