Environmentalism in our daily lives

Throughout our everyday lives we see, think, read, and live environmentalism in some way, shape, or form. Whether it be to walk instead of drive, recycle the paper we use, etc. the term environmentalism covers it all. So what is true environmentalism? Some say it is a way of life or the beliefs of certain groups. Kevin L. Clauson wrote an article about his ideas of environmentalism. Though I don't neccessarily agree with everything he's written here it gave me some things to think about.

The article starts out talking about the "hype" of environmentalism in our culture today. This is interesting but if you follow the article there is a section on environmental policy that really caught my attention. Mr. Clauson believes that the "environmentalists" have intervened in public policy and created a large amount of environmental legislation in the last 50 years. He goes on to state, "These bureaucracies not only make law in the guise of implementing Congressional policy, but also combine legislative, executive, and judicial functions in an unelected, insulated institution." If this is true than everyone who has had any part in creating these legislations is an environmentalist, and an 'evil' law making person. Aside from this anyone who agrees with any part of any environmental legislation is an "evil destroyers of the environment." My thought are that though policies and regulations aren't perfect, show me a system that is.