Get conservatives on board
Remember the expression "Only Nixon can go to China?" If you want to influence others to act on the dangers posed by pollution, commute traffic, and climate change you MUST reach the very conservatives who are the naysayers on this issue. Conservatives, after all, are supposed to be conservationists. They're supposed to oppose waste.Get them interested, and maybe something will happen.
Each person can do a little. Can you drive a few miles fewer this week? Can you stop accepting plastic bags at the grocery store? Can you write a letter to your local newspaper? To your member of Congress or Parliament? Get involved, please. Merely ending a sentence with an exclamation point won't save this planet. Action will.