Thanks to the inventiveness of free minds and the efficiency of free markets, the ability of the Earth to support us is limited only by the life of the Sun. Earth is bathed in energy from the Sun and new matter from space. Since antiquity we have converted energy and matter to useful forms. Change is inevitable and necessary for the sake of future generations and for ourselves. The United Stated made great progress in protecting the environment in the last 25 years, and must continue to make progress in the next 25 years.
Government is the worst abuser of the environment.
In fact most regulations have been environmentally counter-productive. In other words, the democratic process is too slow for these authoritarians, and they want government to steal more of our wealth to achieve their tyrannical goals more quickly. Firstly, communities are not owned by the nation, they are comprised of individuals who can best express themselves by voting with their dollars and their feet according to their self-interest, not the interest of the elite. Secondly, we don't need to increase the politicization of our interactions or have a gang impose their beliefs on us. Economic growth, environmental protection and social equity are linked.