There's a lot of assuming there. As a conservative of course I care about the environment, and of course I love nature. There is such a thing as over regulatio

There's a lot of assuming there. As a conservative of course I care about the environment, and of course I love nature. There is such a thing as over regulation though and the "green" issues get convoluted with political agendas on both sides. I disagree with your assumption that conservatives need convincing to conserve nature. Texas is a great examples of green policies done in a practical way. Our wind energy will outpace coal soon. The problem is people like to put people in a prison of two ideas. Either you believe in science/climate or you don't, which is ridiculously simplified, furthers no discussion, and usually results in insults.