In response to Greg’s post from a while back, we’ve gotten a slew of responses from Planet Gore readers on their plans for Earth Day.

[Stop here if you are troubled by the idea of free people thumbing their nose at green pieties. Or rather, consider the high-emission activities listed below simply another carbon-intensive way of raising awareness of environmental issues — you know, like Earth Day concerts or Al Gore’s travel itinerary — only without the hypocrisy.]

No surprise that majority of the responses are unmistakably American. Drew Thornley will be happy to discover that most PG readers’ plans involve barbeque. Dan Foster (and Robert VerBruggen, and Frank Miniter) will be pleased that recreational gunfire is frequently involved. And Henry Payne will be gratified to learn that many readers’ plans involve big American-made cars.

(Hey, NASCAR! Doesn’t “Earth Day 600″ have a nice ring to it?)

Below, some of the more unusual responses.

The folks at Small Dead Animals suggest that Planet Gore readers borrow from its long-established Earth Hour tradition.

All you need is a fridge . . . and a space heater.

My money’s on the space heater.

Reader Eamonn Roche is also inspired by Earth Hour:

I’m ordering a gross of 100-watt incandescent lightbulbs (while I still can).

J. G. reports on some counterproductive activities — unsanctioned by Planet Gore:

Our town is sponsoring a half-marathon, during which thousands of runner-citizens will exhale at least twice as much carbon dioxide as they would otherwise . . . oh the humanity!

Reader D. L. will be hitting the road — or, well, the driveway:

A couple of years ago, I lost my regular cell-phone charger. Once, when the battery was low, I started up my car and let it idle for a while to charge the phone. This generated some ire from a family member or two who were over at the time. Now, whenever there is a big Save-the-Earth event I start up the car and plug in my phone. The only thing that spoils the fun is that my car is a 2005 model and doesn’t really emit much. I wish I had a 1966 V-8 GTO phone charger instead.

D. G. has another engine in mind:

We’ll celebrate the same way we do every year — turn on our snow blower until it runs out of gas. You might think my neighbors would hate me, but this has become a neighborhood tradition. Last year, there were five of us on our block operating snow blowers. We are hoping to double the number.

Reader B.F. has hickory-smoke barbeque in his immediate future, adding:

I need to cut down a tree on my property . . . seems like a great day to finally get around to it. Or, I’ll get lazy and just go the the range and blast lead shot across the landscape.

G. Mays has a hankering for hickory-smoke, also — but has a specific beverage on the menu, as well:

Greenland Brown Ale, made from melted artic ice. That’s right. Beer brewed from Greenland’s melting glaciers!

Now that’s the right way to celebrate Earth Day.