Some are based on geography.
Vermont is an anglo bastardization of the French montagnes vertes (green mountains).
Montana is montaña (mountain).
Colorado means “red,” referring to the color of the Colorado river when it was named by Spanish explorers.
There’s a major Internet services interruption happening. I first saw it reported that Microsoft Outlook was down. It looks like the problem has spread to other Microsoft services, and also to other companies’ services.
Also go fishing for problematic species, take home your catch for dinner, and do the world a favor.
Walleye are delicious and have spread beyond their native range, causing problems in some of their new homes. They consume a lot of juvenile salmon in the Columbia River, for example. Eat a walleye, save salmon.
The Washington state fish & game department also publishes a list of “overabundant” mountain lakes where the trout population needs to be thinned. They would love it if more people hiked in and caught a meal or two.
The old slogan “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is in priority order. Buy less stuff, and try to fully make use of used things before you buy new. In this vein, I saw a great rhyme posted at a children’s play center to encourage the kids to make efficient use of the craft supplies: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”
Try to reduce your day-to-day travel by living close to work/school/groceries/etc.
Eat less meat and dairy.
If you own your home, consider energy efficiency improvements like new windows or a more efficient HVAC system. If your home has a yard, don’t spray herbicides/pesticides, and plant things to support native insects and birds.
Advocate for dense zoning and walkable urban development in your city, and better public transit.
What? The US is a top-5 global producer for wheat, apples, tomatoes, pork, chicken, and on and on. It’s still #7 globally for tobacco production, despite your suggestion otherwise. The US is still an agricultural powerhouse.
I don’t have time to cover all your other points. I think your doomer mentality is a bit overdone. Yes, there are things in the world that suck and need to be fixed, but you’re punching at strawmen.