Environmentalist

To many self-described conservatives in the West the word "environmentalist" a pejorative.  Aware of that we have debated how neutral or aggressive of a stance we want to take at Torrey House Press on the environment, not wanting to be unnecessarily offensive.  Clearly, the radical edges of both sides are well represented and we would like to pursue a less emotional, more sane approach.  Yet, I have easily decided, if I would have a term applied to me, I would be happy with environmentalist.  I like to think that back in the day I would have been for American independence and thus a Tory, or for the unalienable rights of mankind and thus an abolitionist, or for the rights of women and thus a suffragette.  Folks who thought freedom and rights for all were good things were, and are, dismissed as "activists and extremists."  As though that is a bad thing.  All were pejorative terms at first.  I've decide to quit worrying about offending the rather small but powerful group that's bent on using the natural public resources until they are gone without regard to the environment they leave behind for their progeny.  The Colorado Plateau is uniquely fragile in its beauty.  It's worth doing something about and I hope the literature we publish at Torrey House Press will spread that sentiment.   I will be happy and proud to have my grandchildren remember me as a proactive environmentalist.