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Green conservatism
Green conservatism
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Green conservatism is a term used to refer to conservatives who have incorporated green concerns into their ideology.
Variants
Canada
In Canada the term was popularized in 2006 by Preston Manning, former federal opposition leader and founder of the Reform Party of Canada.[1] Specifically Manning has argued that Western Canadian Conservatism with its strong rural roots and populist rhetoric will eventually have to reconcile the desire for strong growth with protection of the environment. He has specifically talked about using water pricing in the Athabasca Oil Sands to prevent a "tragedy of the commons" scenario.
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United Kingdom
The Conservative Party in the United Kingdom under David Cameron has embraced a green agenda which includes proposals designed to impose a tax on workplace car parking spaces, a halt to airport growth, a tax on gas-guzzling 4x4s and restrictions on car advertising. The measures were suggested by The Quality of Life Policy Group, which was set up by Cameron to help fight climate change.[2] Cameron has enthusiastically embraced "green" issues, and has made climate change a key component of his speeches.[3] He has called for an independent climate change commission to ensure that emissions reductions targets are met.[4]
United States
It is believed that the term was first used in the United States by former U.S. Republican congressman Newt Gingrich in a debate on environmental issues with John Kerry[5][6]. Green conservatism has manifested itself as a movement in groups such as Republicans for Environmental Protection, which seeks to strengthen the Republican Party’s
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stance on environmental issues and support efforts to conserve natural resources and protect human and environmental health. Virginia’s Independent Green Party calls itself "common sense conservatives." The Independent Greens of Virginia, over the last decade, have run many conservative greens for local, state, and federal office. In 2004, the party gave its ballot line to Constitution Party nominee Michael Peroutka for president, and in 2008, once again placed the Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin on the ballot as there presidential candidate. The Indy Greens call for balancing the federal budget, paying off the federal debt. [7]
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While having never gained seats in federal or state legislatures in Germany, it made a name for itself by its involvement in the opposition to a Czech nuclear reactor in Temelin, across the border from Bavaria. It is still active in the present day.
References
Japan
In Japan, the Environmental Green Political Assembly, or Midori no Kaigi, emerged out of the conservative reformist Sakigake Party. It combined a conservative ideology with an ecologist platform, forcing out a number of non-ecologist members to join the Democratic Party’s Ryoun-kai faction. It showed poor performance at the polls, and was dissolved in 2004.
Germany
In Germany, the Ecological Democratic Party was formed by more right-wing defectors from Die Grünen in 1982. It combined a focus on environmental protection with a promotion of the right to life (opposition to abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment); it differs from The Greens by being less supportive of immigration and restrictions on state powers in criminal justice issues, not focusing on gay and lesbian rights, and having a differing view of feminism.
[1] Saskatoon Star-Phoenix [2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ main.jhtml;jsessionid=ND2RNWDNYBJL3QFIQMGCF earth/2007/09/14/eacameron114.xml Daily Telegraph online David Cameron pledges radical green shake-up September 14, 2007. [3] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ main.jhtml;jsessionid=PHYKHXUF15AT1QFIQMFSFF news/2005/12/10/ntory10.xml Daily Telegraph online, Cameron pledges tough measures on climate change. October 12, 2005. [4] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/ politics/6084958.stm BBC online Cameron urges climate change law Oct. 25, 2006. [5] We Can Have Green Conservatism - And We Should - HUMAN EVENTS [6] The Case for Green Conservatism | Redstate [7] http://www.VoteJoinRun.US
See also
• Eco-capitalism
External links
• Green Conservatism Article by Andrew Sullivan, Retrieved August 21, 2008.
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