I'm sure when nonwhites were given the right to vote they did not give up their right to clean air and water. None of us have. Ecologically sound principles guarantee protection for all life on Earth. Embracing the biocentric ethics of Aldo Leopold, Greens view humans as just one member of the biotic community, albeit one with a unique responsibility. With our highly prized cognition comes the responsibility of developing sustainable ways to live in balance with what biodiversity remains.
Conservation is still possible.
I realize Kermit the Frog lamented that it was not easy being green, to which I would remind everyone he said that with a man's hand shoved up his butt. Being Green is not only easy, it is the natural way to be. Contrary to the current duopoly running America, and the multinationals that really run things, Green Politics offer a vision of a society that enjoys both ecological sanity and economic vitality. While I am on the subject of environmental sanity, I am proud to announce San Diego Greens are building momentum in the county. The days of want and waste, greed and growth are over here in the land of sprawl and crawl.