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A Conservative Environmentalist?
Manage episode 412605667 series 3410733
Conservatives in America are not typically known as lovers of environmental advocacy. Well, our guest bucks that trend. Benji Backer, an environmental advocate and author of "The Conservative Environmentalist" joins Rick to discuss the urgent need for practical and innovative solutions to environmental challenges, critiquing both extreme denial and radical approaches currently dividing the political landscape. Backer emphasizes a historical bipartisan approach to environmental issues and proposes a balanced pathway that leverages American ingenuity and respects local knowledge.
Timestamps:
[00:01:54] Green new deal vs. denial
[00:19:09] Becoming a conservative environmentalist
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Manage episode 412605667 series 3410733
Conservatives in America are not typically known as lovers of environmental advocacy. Well, our guest bucks that trend. Benji Backer, an environmental advocate and author of "The Conservative Environmentalist" joins Rick to discuss the urgent need for practical and innovative solutions to environmental challenges, critiquing both extreme denial and radical approaches currently dividing the political landscape. Backer emphasizes a historical bipartisan approach to environmental issues and proposes a balanced pathway that leverages American ingenuity and respects local knowledge.
Timestamps:
[00:01:54] Green new deal vs. denial
[00:19:09] Becoming a conservative environmentalist
Follow Resolute Square:
Find out more at Resolute Square
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
191 episodes
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