My degrees are practically worthless now since I wouldn't be able to stomach working with those people. There are a couple of small groups that are more balanced. For example, they work with housing developers to protect open space... and I like their approach (and they are not "selling out" just trying to work toward common goals). One of the presidents was on my thesis committee for awhile and I may hit him up for a job one of these days. When I talked to him after that switch and bait national park meeting, he was very balanced.
The local enviros in my area wouldn't do that.
They're more of the obstructionist/obssessive control freak bent rather than the smart use school of thought.
The draconian tax code in NY hurts my area to the point that a good economy doesn't touch my area for many years.
If you build a house, they will call wheel ruts in the mud a 'wetland' and try to put a cease and desist order on you.
Couple that with the tax code and the need for more housing, and you have a huge mess that likely won't be sorted out anytime soon.
Try to CREATE 'wetlands' on purpose?
They go bizzak over it.
Say that it isn't "natural" wetlands and try to block THAT.
(But aren't muddy wheel ruts unnatural?)
At least the enviro law is on the side of homebuilders there.
It says that if you have to fill in wetland to build, you must 'create' wetland of the same dimensions you filled in elsewhere.