Interesting commentary in the Washington Times
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From being a genuine grass-roots reform movement in the 1960s and '70s, mainstream environmental groups have steadily moved in radical directions, among other things allowing themselves to become the roosting spot for left-wingers after the collapse of the socialist model in the wake of the Cold War. Environmentalism seemed to offer the perfect vehicle for a resurgence of their command-and-control ideas.Posted by DaveH at November 4, 2003 10:43 AMBut their doom-mongering has left them open to appeals to common sense.