Unfortunately you’ll find that many FReepers think its funny. Just look at any thread about the Asian carp and the great lakes. They’re a potential economic disaster for the $70 billion sportfishing industry here. Like Florida, water is the key to many of these invaders.
The sea lampreys cost some $20 million per year to keep at a managable level.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2877642/posts
I agree.
It is NOT “un-conservative” to care about the environment. It’s just that the greenies and the EPA has used “The Environment” as an excuse to bludgeon free enterprise.
Thoughtful, sensible protection of resources was originally a Conservative Idea. The Left has corrupted it, like everything else they have touched, and have made the subject odious to many otherwise sensible FReepers. Although I understand the reaction, one would hope that we would have the discernment to see the difference and reject manipulation while being good stewards of the earth.