Archive for category: The Environment and Politics
These are posts or essays on environment and politics and the GOP or Republican and Democrat response to environmental policy and regulations.
A coyote, a badger, and respectful environmental stewardship
The video is only 13 seconds long and it has been viewed more than 20 million times. A happy...
Crunchy Con Manifesto Redux

By Brent Fewell Over the years, I’ve grown to appreciate Rod Dreher’s contributions to environmental discourse and advancing the...
“Nudging” versus “Coercion” – Balancing Environmental Protection with Liberty and Freedom

The recent controversy over the U.S. Government’s increased proclivity to secretly paw through the electronic communications and telephone records of Americans has...
EARTH DAY – Ignore those apocalyptic Malthusians – Humans no longer dragging nuckles . . .

This Earth Day, Try Conservation Optimism Brian Yablonski Reposted from PERC April 22, 2018 EMIGRANT, Mont.—It is Earth Day,...
Trump’s Long-Standing Friendship with an Environmental Activist

This week the Stewardship Roundtable was pleased to welcome Ed Russo, long-time environmental advisor to President Trump and environmental...
The Uproar Over Presidents and National Monuments

This week’s action by President Trump to chop the size of two national monuments in Utah was met with...
Environmental Justice – Why Conservatives Should Care

Environmental Justice (EJ) is back in the news this week as Democratic members of Congress introduce legislation that would...
Earth Day Op-Ed by Zinke, Perry, and Pruitt

It’s not often three Presidential cabinet members pen a joint Op-ed piece, but that’s what EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt,...
Liberalism, Conservatism, and Cynicism
President Trump promised on the campaign trail that he would, if elected, donate his salary back to the government. ...
Reagan’s Environmental Chief Cautions Trump Administration

Sharing a recent NYT op-ed by William Ruckelshaus. Wise counsel from the former EPA Administrator under Presidents Nixon and...
Young Conservatives Making the Environment a Top Priority

Friedrich Neitzche once noted, “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher...
Maryland’s GOP Governor Pushes Pro-Environment Agenda

Maryland’s Republican Governor continues to lead the way on environmental initiatives, announcing today $65M in new state funding for...
Getting Back to Nature – A Guide to Greater Unity

Dan Botkin has an important message for all of us this Christmas season – get back to Nature. AN...
Trump’s Nominee for EPA – Resetting Cooperative Federalism

This past week brought another Trump nominee, Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s Attorney General, who was named to lead the U.S....
Four Ways a President Trump Could Actually Help the Climate

Guest Contributor: Eli Lehrer President-elect Donald Trump obviously doesn’t have very many fans on the environmental left. And he...
Trump Administration Would Usher in Era of “Practical Environmentalism”

CAMPAIGN 2016: Trump seeks ‘practical environmentalism’ in EPA chief Kevin Bogardus, E&E reporter Published: Monday, September 26, 2016 A...
Trump Vows to Make Water Infrastructure a High Priority of a Trump Administration

I’m linking to a 20-question survey from a group called ScienceDebate.org with the Presidential candidates’ responses to questions involving...
Zika, The Environment, And The Presidential Campaign

By Daniel B. Botkin Copyright © 2016 Daniel B. Botkin Reprinted by Permission While Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump...
David Brower – The Life of an Environmental Gladiator

Tracy Mehan has an excellent review of Tom Turner’s new book, David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement, in...
White House Promotes Environmental Markets and Private Investment

Cheers to the White House this week for issuing new guidance to federal agencies titled Mitigating Impacts on Natural...
Jeb Promotes Common Sense Conservation Reform

There has been a steady drumbeat in recent months that threatens to upend federal funding for conservation. And the...
An Interview with EDF’s Fred Krupp – A Leading Voice in Today’s Environmental Wilderness

Thank you, Fred, for taking the time for this interview. I was a young intern at the National...
Ecomodernist Manifesto – Decoupling Human Welfare from Environmental Impacts

An intriguing debate was rekindled this past week involving the age-old philosophical argument regarding the role of humans in nature....
EU Deems BPA Safe to Humans – Good News or Is It?

The public is bombarded every day with contradictory science and claims involving environmental risks. It can get so confusing...
Are we humans but mere interlopers in nature?

For those interested in a serious alternative on environmental issues, I commend for your reading the work of Daniel...
Maryland’s “Chesapeake Bay Cabinet” will Promote Innovation and Collaboration to Restore the Bay

Even before taking office there is heightened optimism surrounding Governor-elect, Larry Hogan, and his new administration in Maryland. Hogan won election decisively on...
Expanding the Republican Tent With Smart Environmental Policy

Republicans looking for lessons learned from the last election should note how a balanced environmental platform helped Republican John...
It’s Time for Environmentalists to Pitch Their Political Playbook

Tuesday’s drubbing of Democrats in the mid-term elections is proof positive of why environmentalists must ditch their playbook and find...
Wage War Against Polarization – Good for the Environment

Matthew Nisbet, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Public Policy, and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, has a thoughtful piece over...
Republicans Don’t Hate the Environment – Just Some Environmentalists

Lest we forget, the GOP is the Party of Teddy Roosevelt, founding father of our National Wildlife Refuge system,...
Plastic Bag Bans – Feeling Good About Ourselves, But Are We Making a Difference?

My friend Julian Morris over at Reason has a new article on the fallacies underlying the current push by...
Conservatism as a Defender of Government

A bit of departure from the typical environmental post here at Conservefewell, but I wanted to share a recent article...
Give Credit Where Credit Hasn’t Belonged

I confess that I’ve been all-consumed the last several months with my new job and unable to blog as...
This land is my land, this land is Uncle Sam’s land

The Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1970s is undergoing a renaissance in the American West. The unfortunate personification of that...
Earth Day is Also About Celebrating Courage and Honoring Sacrifice

Just home on the heels of a restful trip to Florida with the family, including visiting a special place in...
Republicans and Democrats Retreat from Important Reform

Two years ago, Congress prudently passed legislation that would reform a government flood insurance program that was $24B in the...
A Socialist and Capitalist Find Common Ground

I’m always in search of a good challenge. And so, periodically, force myself out of my comfort zone in...
Conservatives, Young People, and the Environment in 2014

Since the 2008 election cycle, conservatives have lamented the loss of constituencies key to cobbling together a winning vote:...
Better Tools Needed to Resolve Transboundary Pollution

I bumped into David Schoenbrod this week at the Federalist Society’s annual lawyers convention in DC, where we discussed the need...
The Science Communication Problem – and Prospects for an Enlightened Democracy

My wife, Sheara, who is the Ph.D. scientist in the family, and I often debate science and its practical...
Good News From the Stratosphere – the ozone hole has shrunk

Those who are old enough, may recall the fierce political fight over the 1987 Montreal Protocol to phase out...
Burgeoning Deer Population Creates Huge Problems – For Deer and People

This past week, I had the opportunity of meeting with one of our local Mayoral candidates, Bridget Newton, running...
Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, and Climate Change

Linking to an interesting NPR interview this morning with David Folkenflik, author of the book, Murdoch’s World, and not...
Tea Partiers Aren’t As Stupid As Originally Believed

Those that read this blog know that I’m a fan of Dan Kahan, although I don’t know him personally...
Contemplating a Conservative Response to Climate Change

Wanted to bring attention to a new blog, The Climate Conservative, the brainchild of David Jenkins and Rob Sisson,...
Climate Skeptics May, In Fact, Be Good For The Earth

By Brent Fewell I bring your attention to a great article by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus as the IPCC releases...
The Decline of GOP Environmentalism or Decline of Environmentalism Itself

By Brent Fewell Paul Sabin has an article in this weekend’s Boston Globe titled “The Decline of Republican Environmentalism.” Sabin,...
Michael Mann v. National Review – Update

By Brent Fewell Linking to Jonathan Adler’s latest update on the Michael Mann defamation lawsuit against National Review. For...
Conservative Skepticism Not Caused by Climate Change

By Brent Fewell A little tongue-in-cheek there in case you missed it. But everything these days seems to get blamed...
Some Environmentalists Think and Behave Like Animals

By Brent Fewell This is where I think so many environmentalists go so terribly wrong. David Roberts over at...
Is the title of a stinging new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council. For those who are unfamiliar with...
Conservatives – or at least one nervous House staffer – call for GOP to lead Climate Debate

By Brent Fewell Am posting a thoughtful article by an anonymous House GOP staffer, writing under the pseudonym, Eric...
China – A Growing Threat to the Earth

Listened to a sobering interview yesterday on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show, with Craig Simons, author of the new book, The Devouring Dragon, which...
Reagan’s Conservation Legacy – still timely and relevant today

By Brent Fewell Eli Lehrer has a great piece today in The Blaze on the conservation legacy of President...
The Loss of Aesthetics in the Name of “Greening”

For you weekend warriors, before you go out and purchase “plastic wood” for that next deck project, you may want...
Crunchy Con is Back – GOP break out your Birkenstocks

Thank you to Robert Costa over at NRO for this week resurrecting the term Crunchy Con. Ever since Rod Dreher left NRO,...
Changing the Dialogue, Economics and Cultural Valuation of Species Protection

Props to Todd Gartner, of the World Resources Institute, and Laura Huggins, of the Property and Environmental Research Center, for joining efforts...
Emerging Markets are Helping Accelerate Environmental Restoration

Spent several days this week in Racine, WI, at the Johnson Foundation’s Wingspread, which the H.J. Johnson Family (think SC Johnson...
Busy as a bee, unless you have CCD

By Brent Fewell Linking to a report over at ConservAmerica regarding the recent collapse of bee colonies here in...
Does Green Labeling Influence One’s Willingness to Buy – Survey Says . . .

By Brent Fewell Apparently so, if you’re a political moderate or conservative. A new study from the National Academy of...
Student Conservation Association – helping promote environmental stewardship

For those budding conservationists in high school or college in the U.S., or those with just a passing curiosity...
The Face of Conservation is Changing – Cheers to Today’s New Leaders

By Brent Fewell The pros and cons of living in Washington DC are receiving all sorts of invitations to political...
The GOP’s Environmental Challenge

By Brent Fewell Can one be a social conservative or member of the GOP and be an environmentalist? Although I’ve long...
Society’s “little platoons” for conservation

By Brent Fewell I’ve just finished a new book that is a must read for the political right (and...
Conserving Nature by Conserving Liberty

By Brent Fewell In a newly released article, The Heritage Foundation offers the following eight principles for conservation: People are the...
Why Conservatives Should and do Care About the Environment

By Brent Fewell What can be more conservative than the impulse to protect and conserve earth’s natural resources, air,...
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