The root word of Conservation is Conserve----And interesting enough, "Conservatives used to be conservationists, focused on preserving our shared heritage from destructive influences"................... "You can, in fact, date the rise of the conservation movement as a political force in this country to a December 1887 dinner party of wealthy big game hunters, largely Republicans, hosted in a Madison Avenue house by Theodore Roosevelt (still a hero to many modern conservatives, despite certain progressive leanings)"............... "He and his guests that night formed the Boone and Crockett Club, dedicated to preservation and management of game"............... "With recent polls suggesting that climate change has begun to loom ominously for many Republicans as it does for the majority of Democrats, it may be time for big, bold, even alarmingly bipartisan thoughts".................. "In the end, our need for clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, a climate that does not change too drastically and forests, oceans and wildlife that remain healthy and resilient has almost nothing to do with whether we are Republicans or Democrats, conservatives or liberals, and everything to do with being fellow residents of Planet Earth, with no place else to call home".................. "So here’s the idea: Why don’t we all just take a walk and have a long conversation about how we can fix up the old neighborhood together?"

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