The Conservative Environmentalist

Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future

By: Benji Backer

Narrated by: Benji Backer

Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

A conservative young environmentalist provides an intrepid vision for both solving our climate crisis and prioritizing the American national interest.

Politicians, pseudo-experts, and other partisans have led us to believe that there are only two approaches to climate change: doomerism or denial. Benji Backer, Founder and Executive Chairman of the American Conservation Coalition, argues that both are dead ends. In The Conservative Environmentalist, he delivers an entirely new strategy to take care of the planet while putting the economic interest of the American people first.

Backer makes the compelling case that conservative principles are the key to climate solutions that actually work. In this book, you’ll visit the country’s most diverse ecosystems and consequential manufacturing hubs—from Utah coal mines and Texas oil fields to Louisiana wetlands and Rhode Island offshore wind farms—witnessing the power of individual entrepreneurship and local problem-solving. You’ll be inspired by groundbreaking efforts to strengthen earth’s ecosystems (that Green New Dealers and other Big Government advocates would prefer to keep hidden), like partnerships between oil and gas companies and environmental nonprofits to preserve thousands of acres of wetlands.

Drawing on cutting-edge science, a deep understanding of local community needs, and his experience rallying politicians on both sides of the aisle to take action, Backer offers hope for everyone who cares about the state of the great outdoors. Fascinating, clear-headed, and full of surprises, The Conservative Environmentalist is the fresh, audacious approach needed to ensure a sustainable future, and particularly one that works for America.

©2024 Benji Backer (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"An essential read that shows how protecting our natural resources and advancing America's national interests are mutually reinforcing goals."—ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, former governor of California and author of Be Useful

“This book is a breath of fresh air for those of us who have been left behind by the current unproductive and radical environmental dialogue.”—DAVE RUBIN, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Burn This Book

“The Conservative Environmentalist is a critical blueprint for the future of climate action. An indispensable resource for all Americans who yearn for a cleaner, safer planet.”—VAN JONES, CNN host and New York Times bestselling author