Libertarian Green?

A Libertarian would respond that by having huge strong governmental programs dictating a particular strategy that the strategy is too susceptible to pressure and may lead us in the wrong way, i.e. the push for nuclear and wind without regard to the real cost of each. By letting the market determine the best path, you achieve the best solution both economically and environmentally.

It's not that Libertarians aren't green and don't want the same results; it's how to get there. They believe that too much governmental interference will not fix the problem, only make it worse and that the best solution is education and the free market

I have often puzzled about the Libertarians in regards to the environment. My experience is that they are really, really bad when it comes to general policies relating to environmental regulation, but that they might personally have strong love for a particular natural region or set of species. Some give large amounts of money to evironmental causes, but support candidates or regimes that do all that they can to dismantle four decades of environmental progress. They are a conflicted bunch, but hardly leaders in the environmental arena.

Bob Ferris
Executive Director
Yestermorrow Design/Build School