Do your neighbors raise their eyebrows because the car parked next door gets lousy gas mileage? Has anyone ever called the town hall because the family across the street buys food grown on farms that pollute the Mississippi River? Well, why not?, asks Elizabeth Sawin in Grist. We give each other permission to criticize how we take care of our lawns, but not how we take care of the living systems that sustain us. Sawin argues from experience that neighbors can help each other to make choices that take the wider world into consideration. Read more on the Grist Magazine website.