oil

The public’s image of environmental groups has long been one of “little old ladies in tennis shoes” who are committed to protecting such things as baby seals.

The public perceives their actions to be admirable, and believes they will have little adverse impact on the lives of the public at large.

That image, while still prevalent in the minds of many Americans, doesn’t really describe the environmental activists of today, who are well funded and politically connected within the highest levels of government.