An environmentalist is a totalitarian socialist whose real
objective is to revive socialism and economic central planning under the
subterfuge of "saving the planet" from capitalism. He is "green" on the
outside, but red on the inside, and is hence appropriately labeled a
"watermelon."
A conservationist, by contrast, is someone who is actually
interested in solving environmental and ecological problems and
protecting wildlife and its habitat. He does not propose having
government force a separation of man and nature by nationalizing land
and other resources, confiscating private property, prohibiting the
raising of certain types of animals, regulating human food intake, etc.
He is not a socialist ideologue who is hell-bent on destroying
capitalism. He does not publicly wish that a "new virus" will come along
and kill millions, as the founder of Earth First once did. More often
than not, he seeks ways to use the institutions of capitalism to solve
environmental problems. There is even a new name for such a person:
enviropreneur. Or he may call himself a "free-market environmentalist"
who understands how property rights, common law, and markets can solve
many environmental problems, as indeed they have.
READ MORE: http://mises.org/daily/6089/The-Watermelon-Summit
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