Many environmentalists have urged environmental
awareness on consumers, saying that if we accept moral
responsibility for our effects on the environment, then
products that directly or indirectly harm the environment
ought to be avoided. Unfortunately it is usually
impossible for consumers to assess the environmental
impact of a product, and thus impossible for them to
consciously restrict their purchases to environmentally
benign products. Because of this impossibility there can
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awareness on consumers, saying that if we accept moral
responsibility for our effects on the environment, then
products that directly or indirectly harm the environment
ought to be avoided. Unfortunately it is usually
impossible for consumers to assess the environmental
impact of a product, and thus impossible for them to
consciously restrict their purchases to environmentally
benign products. Because of this impossibility there can
...