I cede your point on plastics and powerful corporate organization. But waving a magic wand and regulating away oil and plastics (amongst others) is your solution? Don’t you think end-users have a role in this?
i think it's marginal at best and that "end-users" need to organize to make sweeping structural changes rather than only looking out for their own personal impact (or scolding their neighbors/family over it) as the powers that be would prefer us to. regulations are also not the only option and represent a narrow political perspective.