‘Environmentally retrograde’: Conservatives replaced ‘Red Scare’ with a ‘Green Scare’ – Mother Jones Writer Chris Mooney Wonders What Happened in the ‘90s That Made Republicans Hate the Earth?
'The key change actually began around the year 1991—when the Soviet Union fell. "The conservative movement replaced the 'Red Scare' with a new 'Green Scare' and became increasingly hostile to environmental protection at that time," argues sociologist Aaron McCright of Michigan State University and two colleagues…'
