Farmfriend -- Accept my humble apology! You're probably right, I am a little trigger-happy and actually rarely engage in the Evo/Creation debate. Believe me, my sympathies are entirely with you regarding the battle between enviros and agriculture. I wrote many features for a local paper years ago trying to "balance" the information to help otherwise uninformed city newcomers to a rural area understand that the very property measures the were asked to vote on to "protect" farmers and ranchers would do the opposite, and in one case, perhaps it helped because a measure that would have severely restricted property rights of agriculturalists didn't pass. (You'd think voters would be suspicious since NONE of the agricultural organizations supported said "protections.")
IMO, environmentalism is one of the biggest threats to America today. It promotes a New Age Dark Age. About the only thing worse than an environmentalist is a vegan environmentalist.
I come from a commercial fishing background. From puberty on up, I watched as environmentalism put many men out of business and destroyed the livelihoods of many families. You read sometimes about how the stocks of fish are going down -- the reports never correlate an increase in protected seals, otters, etc., that eat TREMENDOUS amounts of fish. My brothers still fish for sport, and report seeing seals and sea lions foraging for fish much, much further offshore than they ever saw 20 years ago.
If you haven't already, read Tom Clancy's "Rainbow Six." It will do your heart good, especially the ending! Absolutely the most delicious, fitting end for environmentalists you can imagine!!!
Thanks for the book recommendation and the apology. Those trying to protect farms definitely do not have farm protection at heart that is for sure. They are usually funded by developers. Wonder why? They tend to pit farmers against fishermen over water as well. The sea lions waiting at the bottom of the fish ladders don't help the salmon runs.