I will take it a step further. The best stewards of a resource or commodity are the folks that have the most to gain from it. Human's do not, despite what the left would have you believe, intentionally bite the hand that feeds it.
Conservation? Talk to ardent hunters. They are the best informed about what species should be preserved and what is best for habitats and their environments.
You want to preserve forests? Talk to industrial logging companies that own, take care of and cultivate forest renewals year after year. Have you ever noticed that forest fires rarely destroy "forested" properties? It's because they keep the forest clean of dead debris. They do it at their expense for efficiency and profit.
You want to prevent "over fishing"? Talk to commercial fishernmen.
There is truth to the fact that risk keeps greed in check. It is greed, at its most basic definition, that drives the American economy. And there is nothing wrong with it. I am so greedy that I expect to be paid a certain amount for service to my employer. My expectations are based on maintaining or enhancing a lifestyle that goes beyond "survival". We have a 3 car garage even though we only own two cars. We are so greedy we put our kids through private school. We once took a vacation to Hawaii. And by the way, for most of my career, I have worked 60 to 70 hours a week to earn the lifestyle we have greedily chosen.
Why is it greed? In the minds of these wackos, anything you have or consume or do that is beyone what is essential to survival is "waste". And besides, it's not fair that you can have all these things when there are people out there that are just barely able to survive.
In their utopia everyone works just as hard as they do now and the producers keep producing but they give everything away and reduce their standard of living out of the goodness of their heart.
“Why is it greed? In the minds of these wackos, anything you have or consume or do that is beyone what is essential to survival is “waste”. And besides, it’s not fair that you can have all these things when there are people out there that are just barely able to survive.”
We’re on the same page...
One more thing regarding greed is that we’re all greedy by nature. That means that we moderate each other’s greed whenever we enter into a transaction. If you’re selling something that I’m interested in, the fact that each one of us is greedy will cause you to want to get the highest price and me to want to get the lowest. But to get what we want we will need to moderate our greed. So the free market naturally keeps greed under control.
Another thing that is conveniently omitted by the utopians is that we’re are not one dimensional beings. In other words, we’re not simply greedy. We have other strong attributes that complement our selfish desire to take care of ourselves. That attribute is empathy or compassion. That is why before government started getting into the welfare business, there were thousands of charities and private organizations to help those that needed it AND deserved it.