Conservatives invented environmentalism, and it was called conservationism at the time. The conservation movement. The Marxists hijacked it during the 70's, renamed it. Any normal person loves the environment. Especially farmers, hunters and fishermen, who tend to spend more time in it than others. It's popular with everyone, which is why the Marxists targeted it for capture. They don't actually give a fuck about the environment other than to pay it lip service, as is well demonstrated in this speech.