Do you consider yourelf a tree hugger?

[burritos]

I would consider myself a tree hugger.

[Frank Hudon]

log it, burn it and pave it. The lumber industry pays most of my wages. I do recycle and try to minimise my impact but I'm not an enviromentalist.

[TonyPSchaefer]

I go back and forth.

I mean, I get pissed when I see someone throw paper in the trash bin right next to the recycling bin. Same with aluminum and other recyclables. I recycle as much as I can at home and reuse whatever I can. But I wouldn't consider myself a treehugger or extreme environmentalist. The fact that driving to a hybrid meetup burned more gasoline than staying at home doesn't give me nightmares.

[malorn]

I don't consider my self a "tree-hugger", but most of my business contacts do.

[jayman]

You forgot my category: "Cheap miser who sits in the dark and counts his nickels."

I was raised as a "classic" Conservative, which means I ... conserve. That means I don't waste money. A lot of folks may find this hard to believe, but Environmentalists and Misers have a lot in common.

I won't chain myself to a tree or hug a seal (Saw one at a zoo once, they're stinky) but I also won't waste them or throw them away, I simply refuse to give a "business" person (Con artist) easy profit at my expense.

And I'm still not sure what the NeoConservative movement is about. I'm pretty sure "conservative" doesn't belong in their title.

[EricGo]

Have people been to old/ancient forests ?

It is .. remarkable.

Cats and trees are my favorites.

[maggieddd]

can someone explain what it really means to be a tree hugger?

[2Hybrids]

Originally posted by maggieddd@Mar 7 2006, 09:26 AM
can someone explain what it really means to be a tree hugger?

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Though I've not Googled the definition, I would consider a tree hugger to be a person who expends a majority of their time & energy in preserving earth's natural resources, whether it be seeking ways to utilize earth-friendly consumables and ensure their re-use or return to the earth, or seek and attend rally's dedicated to preserving species (plant & animal) that are threatened by man's motivations.

...and eating granola too!

Though I don't go through such great lengths, I ensure that recycling is a top priority in our household, conserving energy as much as humanly possible (within my budget), creating and maintaining 1 1/2 acres of lush tropical gardens, mulching every bit of yard trash, composting, supporting the City's Tree Committee, etc.....

Though driving 2 hybrid cars helps, it's not good enough to me and we will go EV when these vehicles are mass produced and affordable.

my .02

[tripp]

Might vote would be for "kinda", but I voted no. I, too, am a "classic" conservative (was that a comma splice?). I definitely consider myself an environmentalist as well, primarily as a necessary condition for the continued improvement of humanity (I'm also a humanist). I recycle. I pick-up recyclable stuff that I see lying around. Hell, I'll take it out of the garbage if I see it in there (as long as it's not TOO nasty). I don't think that I'm a tree-hugger though. My political leanings and outlook don't really fit that mold.

BTW, the neoconservative could probably more aptly be termed neofacist. It's a benign facism (at least for now) but it's still facism.

[jayman]

Originally posted by tripp@Mar 7 2006, 01:08 PM
BTW, the neoconservative could probably more aptly be termed neofacist. It's a benign facism (at least for now) but it's still facism.

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I'll agree with that.