"...what's wrong with Earth Day?"

That was a question posed to me about my own essentials-only Earth Day post. I think my answer in comments requires it's own entry.

"...what's wrong with Earth Day?"

Here's a couple of people who took the time to spell it out.

Greg Swann
Warren Meyer

I encourage you to read and understand both. It's only the tip of the iceberg. In terms of fundamentals, what's wrong with it is: collectivism.

Both posts are must-reads, and take particular note of Don Boudreaux's post that Greg links to.