From Scientific American:
the GOP actually started environmental protection in the first place. Richard Nixon signed into law most of the nation's landmark environmental laws and founded the Environmental Protection Agency back in 1970.
A bit further back, Teddy Roosevelt founded the national park system, among other efforts to conserve the natural heritage of the United States.
where have all the conservatives in the republican party gone?
"While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean, pollution free environment"
-Barry Goldwater
