Environmentalism=Communism with a friendly face... But I’ve been saying that for years and who’s listening?
With this, I think you make a big mistake common to conservatives. Environmentalism can be pursued from a collectivist standpoint or from a property rights standpoint. Why cede this issue to collectivists?
It is my opinion that in my lifetime I've watched non-collectivists simply hand to collectivists two major issues - civil rights and environmentalism.