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| − | '''Green Conservatism''' was apparently termed by former [[Speaker of the House|Speaker]] [[Newt Gingrich]] in April 2007, <ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=20393</ref>. | + | '''Green Conservatism''' was apparently termed by former [[Speaker of the House|Speaker]] [[Newt Gingrich]] in April 2007,.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=20393</ref> |
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| − | ===So what is Green Conservatism? Here are its basic values:===
| + | ==So what is Green Conservatism? Here are its basic values== |
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| | # Green Conservatism favors clean air and clean water. | | # Green Conservatism favors clean air and clean water. |
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| | # Green Conservatism believes that green prosperity and green development are integral to the successful future of the human race. | | # Green Conservatism believes that green prosperity and green development are integral to the successful future of the human race. |
| | # Green Conservatism believes that economic growth and environmental health are compatible in both the developed and developing world. | | # Green Conservatism believes that economic growth and environmental health are compatible in both the developed and developing world. |
| − | # Green Conservatism believes that we can realize more positive environmental outcomes faster by shifting tax code incentives and shifting market behavior than is possible from litigation and regulation. <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=20393]</ref> | + | # Green Conservatism believes that we can realize more positive environmental outcomes faster by shifting tax code incentives and shifting market behavior than is possible from litigation and regulation.<ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=20393]</ref> |
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| | The need for a Green Conservatism is based on the need for conservatives to take part in the environmental debate instead of being marginalized to the point that the Left defines what environmentalism means. | | The need for a Green Conservatism is based on the need for conservatives to take part in the environmental debate instead of being marginalized to the point that the Left defines what environmentalism means. |
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| − | ===References===
| + | ==References== |
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| − | [[category:Environmentalism]] | + | [[Category:Environmentalism]] |
| − | [[category:Conservatism]] | + | [[Category:Conservatism]] |