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| − | Green Conservatism was apparently termed by former Speaker Newt Gingrich in April 2007, | + | '''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>. |
| − | + | ===So what is Green Conservatism? Here are its basic values:=== | |
| − | + | # Green Conservatism favors clean air and clean water. | |
| + | # Green Conservatism understands biodiversity as a positive good. | ||
| + | # Green Conservatism favors minimizing carbon loading in the atmosphere as a positive public value. | ||
| + | # Green Conservatism is pro-science, pro-technology and pro-innovation. | ||
| + | # 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 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> | ||
| − | + | 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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[[category:Environmentalism]] | [[category:Environmentalism]] | ||
[[category:Conservatism]] | [[category:Conservatism]] | ||
Revision as of 17:02, July 9, 2009
Green Conservatism was apparently termed by former Speaker Newt Gingrich in April 2007, [1].
So what is Green Conservatism? Here are its basic values:
- Green Conservatism favors clean air and clean water.
- Green Conservatism understands biodiversity as a positive good.
- Green Conservatism favors minimizing carbon loading in the atmosphere as a positive public value.
- Green Conservatism is pro-science, pro-technology and pro-innovation.
- 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 we can realize more positive environmental outcomes faster by shifting tax code incentives and shifting market behavior than is possible from litigation and regulation. [2]
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.