tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751974697842108.post7402884872843875939..comments2023-09-27T07:37:28.443-07:00Comments on Ethics and the Environment (with some economics and politics thrown in): Update: Conservative conservationistsJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751974697842108.post-14207304797980790022011-04-05T08:15:37.249-07:002011-04-05T08:15:37.249-07:00Erik, thanks for stopping in! I completely agree ...Erik, thanks for stopping in! I completely agree - being a lefty hunter, myself. <br /><br />When I talk about environmentalism here at this blog, I'm looking for those places where OPP (other peoples' politics) divide our community, from Safari Club, Intl., to the Center for Biological Diversity. There is a real divide within environmentalism/conservationism, so much so that I can't use either of those terms to describe it, but we advocate for the same goals.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751974697842108.post-49870190252234924642011-04-05T04:13:08.125-07:002011-04-05T04:13:08.125-07:00Josh - Great blog, got here from Holly's. I q...Josh - Great blog, got here from Holly's. I question the idea that the hunting lobby is necessarily conservative - it has many factions, just like other political forces. There's Safari Club International and there's the Izaak Walton League. Overall, it's more of a cultural divide - liberalism is generally more pwoerful in big, urban settings...where fewer people hunt. Hunters are more numerous in rural areas, which tend to be more politically conservative. Also, it depends on where you live. Here in MN, a state with high hunting participation, the last big pro-hunting/conservation coalition initiative, a tax increase to pay for wildlife habitat, clean water, parks and trails, and the arts, was supported uniformly by the hunting lobby and progressive forces, and officially opposed by the GOP. In the last governor's election, sportsmen and women preferred the Dem (who won) because of his participation in hunting and support for conservation. The GOP candidate was an avid hunter, but opposed conservation efforts, there by he lost the hunting/angling vote. I doubt you'd see these dynamics in California.Erik Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372160434846430835noreply@blogger.com