farmdoc's blog post number 367

Last 28 March was Earth Hour. Yawn. Today’s Earth Day. Yawn x 24. Though 2009 is its 39th annual iteration, I know next to nothing about Earth Day. The website says today’s the beginning of The Green Generation Campaign^TM which will also be the focus of the 40th Earth Day, in 2010. With negotiations for a new global climate agreement coming up next December, Earth Day 2009 is a day of action and civic participation, to defend The Green Generation^TM’s three core principles: first, carbon-free future based on renewable energy that will end our common dependency on fossil fuels, including coal; second, an individual’s commitment to responsible, sustainable consumption; and third, creation of a new green economy that lifts people out of poverty by creating millions of quality green jobs and transforms the global education system into a green one. Verily motherhood and apple pie principles. Judging by the 13 directors of the Earth Day Network, it’s an entirely US outfit. But, as a trickle, it’s percolated Down Under, because keying ‘Australia’ into the events search box returns a few tiny events – none in major cities. Me? I think that at this precarious point on the global warming/climate change apocalyptic pathway, there are 365 Earth Days per year. That is, environmental consciousness raising’s gratuitous. But in the spirit of good global citizenship, I do wish you Happy Earth Day.