The Governor of South Carolina is coming out in favor of a conservative environmental ethic:

When George W. Bush, The Post and the insurance giant Lloyd’s of London agree on something, it’s obvious a new wind is blowing. The climate change debate is here to stay, and as America warms to the idea of environmental conservation on a grander scale, it’s vital that conservatives change the debate before government regulation expands yet again and personal freedom is pushed closer toward extinction.

He goes on to frame the environmental debate in terms that most conservatives can embrace — stewardship and economics. I think it’s about time a conservative confronted the issue and offered an alternative to the scare tactics that so often domiante this debate.