Marking Earth Day . . . Or Not

There is much discussion about Earth Day, and how what I call traditional environmentalism misses the mark.  It's really past the point of saving whales and things like that.  From the looks of it, we've already got a developing mass extinction on our hands.

The funny thing is, a lot of people think all this is hypothetical: "oh, we can't ruin the economy to solve a problem that might not be real," or some such general failure to face what is going on.

One of the more interesting things is what's going on with the jet stream.

The basic version is, the Arctic is warming way faster than thought possible a few years ago, and that is changing the way the jet stream works.  No one knows for sure how that will develop, but it's already disrupting agriculture quite severely.  That has the potential to badly disrupt political stability in various places, and will screw up people's food supplies.  I'm sure storms and droughts and floods and other extreme weather effects don't affect the economy at all.

So here's an idea to "observe" Earth Day: do something to increase your own personal food security and health.  Grow a vegetable in a pot (it's a start).  Simplify your diet by cooking your own simple foods (much cheaper).  Get a good reference on nutrition - even "engineered" sports foods have work-arounds that actually are healthier and work better.

Be healthier on less money and gear up for simpler living that might be a make-or-break skill set.  And cause fewer emissions in the process.  Sounds like a win-win to me.