There may be the beginings of such a philosophy at:
http://www.lcv.org/The League of Conservation voters, I used to delete their emails immediately mistaking conservation for conservative. I consider myself a conservationist though I can make no claims to be a "tree hugger" as my business revolves around native and exotic hardwoods.
I work with cumaru, ipe', jatoba, and a few other woods you may not have heard of and prefer to imagine that they are farmed and not a direct result of rainforest destruction. The conservation and preservation of wildlife habitat gives the wild beasts the rights to carry on their lives with minimal interference. Corporate factory farms have robbed the farmbeasts of whatever dignity they may once have had as a cherished source of food and textiles. I've heard what goes on in a veal barn and wont eat the stuff, but on the other hand am willing to look away for a moment when a bit of foie gras is served. As you can see, my philosphy is imperfect and stumbling.
Ladies: Let me apologize for my gender. For thousands of years as warriors and hunters we dominated and protected, held as chattel and didn't appreciate the worth of women. Now that brains have become more important than brawn the tables are turning, but, hey, we can still lift heavy s***.
