[newgeezer]

"Capitalists seek to conserve resources ... simply because every drop of oil, every ton of ore, every shipment of wood saved is a cost reduction and money in the pocket."

Amen. So, there must be another name for those who claim to be capitalists but couldn't care less about conservation. (How about gluttons?)

[dead]

Call them whatever you wish, just keep the government out of their purchasing decisions.

That's conservatism.