Should We Blame Our Energy Crisis Issues on the Environmentalists?

Many believe that our current high oil prices are inthat environmentalists are as genuine as they
part a result of bad environmental law that waspurport to be.
lobbied in through environmental activists. ThoseIt's just obvious to me that the FRINGE
who believe our current situation is cause fromenvironmentalists have done more to prevent
environmentalism say that the environmentalistsAmerica from reaching her full potential than any
are so often hypocritical. On one hand they attackother single group, in any other civilization in the
EIRs and projects then they complain about theHistory of Mankind! Of course, this is merely my
consequences of their linear thinking. It's justopinion based on years of experience, vast
amazing they say.amounts of research and a tremendous intake of
Indeed, no one can deny that everybody has toreal observation.
breath the air and drink the water, so I doubtDoes this mean I am right and the
there are many who believe pollution is best.environmentalists are wrong? Well, yes, but to
Having sat on committees for hours, sat intheir credit occasionally, very rarely they do come
planning commissions for multiple nights on end,up with interesting solutions and worthy points of
having written NPDES BMPs and permits, andcontention. Thus, we might wish to keep a line
having assisted with ride share programs andopen for them, but we also ought to take
AQMD groups to come up with viable andeverything they say, every report they make
reasonable environmental decisions; I cannot sayand every stance they take; with a grain of salt.