Although certain individuals seem to be radically committed to preserving and conserving nature at all costs and sometimes commit questionable or even illegal acts, their actions do not justify the dismissal of all responsible foresighted people as kooks. Not only is the term Ecoterrorist an unjustified label and an insult to outdoorsmen and others who hope to conserve and preserve nature and the environment, as far as I'm concerned the label is totally misapplied.
As a matter of fact, as far as I'm concerned, those people in industry and government who dismiss and categorize all of those 'kooks' in environmental or nature-concerned groups as say, 'Ecoterrorists' or as detrimental to the American way of life are the real Ecoterrorists. This is true whether they be greedy real estate developers bringing us urban or suburban sprawl or government officials who continue to advocate the exploration and use of oil, coal and other fossil fuels in spite of their negative effect on the environment, wars and the funding of terrorists overseas from petroleum coffers. For example, the timber industry wantonly destroys rain forests, our National Forests and the rich bounty of flora and fauna which exists there, not to mention causing pollution and climate change here and around the world (to be cont'd)
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