I’m a bit of an eco-freak: drive a 2002 Prius when I drive at all. Ride a bike, rapid transit or walk the rest of the time. I even pick up and properly dispose of trash I encounter along the way. I’m also generous in helping those for whom the playing field is not yet level. Despite all that, my votes are for limited government and to maximize personal freedom. I want the government out of both my wallet and my bedroom, and think private charities vastly better at helping the needy than government. I’m always amused when people think I have to be a progressive to care about the Earth or drive a hybrid. But why can’t a conservative conserve, I ask? And why must an eco-freak be a stupid one, treating so-called global warming as a more urgent ecological problem than many that are much more serious and urgent?
