Description
Is ?conservative environmentalism? an oxymoron? Is more environmental regulation good for business? The Greening of Conservative America contends that the adherents to any well-considered conservative political philosophy should, on first principles, support pro-conservation, pro-environment policies. Furthermore, and pragmatically, Bliese demonstrates with repeated examples how environmental protection policies actually benefit business by stimulating greater efficiency and innovation and by spurring the creation of green products and services for new markets around the globe. These ideas are applied in chapters on specific environmental issues, including pollution, global warming, biodiversity, public-land management, and sustainability. The book concludes with criticisms of ?free-market environmentalism? and calls conservatives back to their root principles on matters of the environment. Concerned citizens of any political persuasion will find much in this book to inform their views on public debates over environmental issues and policies.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction * Misconceptions About Environmentalism and Conservatism * The Environment Versus the Economy Myth * Nine Conservative Principles * Pollution * Public Lands * Global Warming: The Problem * Global Warming: Conservative Solutions * Saving Species: Doing Noahs Job Today * Sustainability * Free Market Environmentalism: Environmentalism for Conservatives? * Concluding Thoughts Notes Index
