It SEEMS that recycling and conservation is primarily an interest of the Liberal left? Doesn't the right wing enjoy and take pride in a clean country too? Don't they feel an obligation to treasure the gift God has given? Why not a more public stand?

What good will money be when there is no air to breathe, no water to drink, no land to live on?

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by DavidHume on February 13th, 2007

David, conservatives are not in favor of polluting the air we breath or the water we drink. This is a straw man argument that is always used by the left to demonize us and it really gets tiresome. As for land to live on, we are not running out of that. There is still lots of land on which we can live.

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by Glenn Blaylock on February 13th, 2007

Aren't you the same Glenn Blaylock who was arguing there was no such thing as global warming a week ago?

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by DavidHume on February 13th, 2007

It doesn't look like conservatives are trying to seek a BALANCE when they only just started admitting to global warming. Why is it only up to Al Gore? Why aren't any of them driving hybrids across the country? At least Al Gore had the balls to tell the truth.

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by beenaroundtheblock on February 13th, 2007

"Straw man" is one of these gambits in a medium like this that really makes me groan. Originally, conservatives were a respectable breed who argued against radical change and preserved social momentum. Modern day conservatives ("neo-cons") only seem concerned with money, a belief utterly incompatible with environmentalism.

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by DavidHume on February 13th, 2007

It seems, then, DavidHume, that the conservative side is the one that is acting as it should; and as it historically would be expected to act.  It is the environmentalists that are making outrageous claims of impending ecological catastrophe, and proposing radical measures to avert it; all in the almost total absence of solid scientific evidence to support either the impending catastrophe or the safety and effectiveness of the proposed remedies.  Yes, I am arguing against radical change (at least until there is some credible science to support the need for it) and for preserving social and economic momentum.  You're the one that is arguing for radical change, and without any regard for the social or economic consequences of this change.

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by Anonymous on February 13th, 2007

I am truly curious to know what issues are taking priority? It doesn't make sense that it would be more important what some homosexual men are doing in private. Didn't God honor each of us with a gift and don't we each need to respect that? Do you know what is the different viewpoint? I am not trying to harass you, and I appreciate that you took the time to answer the question. See, the reasoning makes no sense to me, and I am actually afraid of the right because I believe deep down that they don't really understand either and they are just being led by leaders who tell them all this God stuff to get them on board, but the real agenda is money. and a lot of good, honest, hardworking people are being misled by lazy fat cats who manipulate them and distract them from what's really important, by using God as their tool.
Why wouldn't conservatives take a loud stand that we need to respect the gift that God has given? Why wouldn't they be leaders in conservation?

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by beenaroundtheblock on January 17th, 2007

My opinion, and this can be taken with a grain of salt, sand or whatever, is that they are far more concerned with the oil crisis. They are continually trying to get more oil/fossil fuel, which contributes to the growing issue of global warming. I think that the conservative right is just not open to finding alternative fuel sources and cutting down on emissions. Bush proved it by not signing off on the Kyoto treaty. Practically the only other country who is not making an effort to cut down on CO2 emissions is Australia. And, you're right: people do not take the time to remember that what we have here is a gift, and that we are ruining it. It's too bad more people don't think like you. It's very sad that as many Bible-thumping politicians as there are, they will not respect that God did give them this world to take care of. I have no idea why they can't see that. You've raised some good questions here...stuff that I haven't really thought about. Kudos to you for being your own person:)

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by Simply msFortunate on January 17th, 2007