Thinking about it, this is probably a side effect of the later, dirtier portions of the industrial revolution (early-1800s-) vs the early conservation movement (mid 1800s+).<p>I think it&#x27;s ultimately to the detriment of the environment that the preservationist&#x2F;Muir&#x2F;Sierra Club strain of environmentalism won out over the sustainability&#x2F;Roosevelt&#x2F;management view in the public consciousness.<p>Of course, I generally stop listening when an &quot;environmentalist&quot; starts railing against nuclear power without a cogent argument (of which I&#x27;ll admit there are a few). Love alone doesn&#x27;t save nature, sadly.