Don't feed the trolls indeed.
But you are so simple minded it's irresisitble. Being an environmentalist does not mean living like a troglodyte. (We'll leave that to Cheney) It means trying to leave a lighter foot print, doing what we can to reduce our own clutter and waste, being responsible and informed, electing people who support science as a solution, not faith, and building international cooperation to solve a planetary problem, not denying the problem exists.
Scolding Barb for taking her "trip of a lifetime" is absurd, as is gloating when we have a sub-zero day in March. As local meteorologist Paul Douglas reminds folks constantly, "Don't confuse weather with climate."

So don't confuse environmentalism with a loopy notion of returning to the past. It's all about the future and moving ahead, putting our good noggins to work to find hi-tech solutions so that our lives improve and our options expand. In short, doing what America has always done so well.