Benji Backer

I believe that we can reclaim that term as people who care about the environment, who want to conserve it in a smart way for future generations. No matter if you hunt, you fish, you ski, you take care of a farm, you ranch, we all have a connection to nature that is undeniable. That makes you an environmentalist, or at least it used to, and it should again.

I believe that we can reclaim that term as people who care about the environment, who want to conserve it in a smart way for future generations. No matter if you hunt, you fish, you ski, you take care of a farm, you ranch, we all have a connection to nature that is undeniable. That makes you an environmentalist, or at least it used to, and it should again.

This is an American identity, cultural opportunity to reclaim something that we all share, make it something that's all American again. and make it about the environment again. Make environmentalism about the environment again.

This is an American identity, cultural opportunity to reclaim something that we all share, make it something that's all American again. and make it about the environment again. Make environmentalism about the environment again.

This is an American identity, cultural opportunity to reclaim something that we all share, make it something that's all American again. and make it about the environment again. Make environmentalism about the environment again.

Well, look, it's great to be here and it's great to be with the Congresswoman. We were talking before we got on. She's the representative of my favorite state and the state that I hope to be a resident of very soon. So it's great to be here with both of you. I have this very deep frustration about the environmental movement, which is that it's been co-opted by partisan politics.

Well, look, it's great to be here and it's great to be with the Congresswoman. We were talking before we got on. She's the representative of my favorite state and the state that I hope to be a resident of very soon. So it's great to be here with both of you. I have this very deep frustration about the environmental movement, which is that it's been co-opted by partisan politics.

The environment is one of the few issues that should not be caught up in partisan culture wars. We don't actually have very different ideologies when it comes to solving this challenge when it comes to outcomes. And for so long, you know, before I was born, the environment was something that transcended party lines. But today it's been co-opted by the left to be made into a political issue,

The environment is one of the few issues that should not be caught up in partisan culture wars. We don't actually have very different ideologies when it comes to solving this challenge when it comes to outcomes. And for so long, you know, before I was born, the environment was something that transcended party lines. But today it's been co-opted by the left to be made into a political issue,

Well, look, I completely agree with that. And, you know, caring about the environment is not only a privilege, but it's also something that is a hobby for most Americans. It's really tapping into the fact that caring about the environment, whether you hunt or you hike or you fish or you ski, it's something that we share as Americans.

Well, look, I completely agree with that. And, you know, caring about the environment is not only a privilege, but it's also something that is a hobby for most Americans. It's really tapping into the fact that caring about the environment, whether you hunt or you hike or you fish or you ski, it's something that we share as Americans.

And tapping back into that, putting the environment back into environmentalism. and taking the politics out of it is actually how you do it first. It's something that we have the same desired outcome for. We all love spending time outdoors. We know the importance of clean air and clean water. We know the importance of biodiversity and wildlife. This is something that we understand as Americans.

And tapping back into that, putting the environment back into environmentalism. and taking the politics out of it is actually how you do it first. It's something that we have the same desired outcome for. We all love spending time outdoors. We know the importance of clean air and clean water. We know the importance of biodiversity and wildlife. This is something that we understand as Americans.

Almost half of the U.S. is biodiversity, and it's worse across oceans, which the congresswoman just mentioned. Over half our biodiversity is being destroyed by humanity. We have a duty to protect it, but we have to take the partisan politics out of it. And to do that, you have to look at sensible solutions.

Almost half of the U.S. is biodiversity, and it's worse across oceans, which the congresswoman just mentioned. Over half our biodiversity is being destroyed by humanity. We have a duty to protect it, but we have to take the partisan politics out of it. And to do that, you have to look at sensible solutions.

The solutions that the left has proposed, which is taking away energy, it's taking away people's cars and their livelihoods, is not the way to getting to solutions. It's innovating our way out of the problem and it's conservation, not preservation. We can get into that, but those are all values that conservatives hold and liberals should hold.

The solutions that the left has proposed, which is taking away energy, it's taking away people's cars and their livelihoods, is not the way to getting to solutions. It's innovating our way out of the problem and it's conservation, not preservation. We can get into that, but those are all values that conservatives hold and liberals should hold.

And together we could work towards real outcomes if we put the politics aside.

And together we could work towards real outcomes if we put the politics aside.

Well, look, first on your point, it's a great point. I would say that the loudest voices that are the most extreme are actually the minority, thankfully. Most Americans aren't extreme environmentalists.