Conservation, Conservatism, and Lurking Natural Disasters with Chris Barnard

About this episode

Will Tanner and Chris Barnard discuss the intersection of conservation and conservatism in America, addressing environmental challenges and solutions.

In this episode, Will and Chris Barnard, the President of the American Conservation Coalition, discuss the state of conservation in America and why it's a conservative value. They discuss where leftist environmental groups went wrong, conservation as a conservative value, and new technologies that are giving us a better chance to restore the natural environment. They also discuss lurking dangers and disasters in America's natural world, from PFAS in the water and the budding Western water crisis to overtaxed American topsoil, along with what might help fix those issues. Find Chris on X here: https://x.com/ChrisBarnardDL Check out the American Conservation Coalition here: https://acc.eco/

People in this episode

Host: Will Tanner

Guest: Chris Barnard

Topics covered

• conservation
• conservatism
• environmental issues
• natural disasters
• technology
• water crisis

Keywords

• conservation
• conservatism
• environment
• natural disasters
• PFAS
• water crisis
• technology
• topsoil

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Conservation Coalition

Places: America, Western

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