I'm an independent voter who is more to the left on environmental issues, but fairly conservative on most everything else. It surprises me that the Republican party is not a huge supporter of clean air, clean water, and wilderness preservation. If the Repubs would become champions of the environment, I think they could convert a lot of Dems. There is a lot of space between the kooky ELF and the pave everything philosophy. The conservatives should stake out some sane territory in between.