I agree completly with you Guardsman Bass, they are as you put it they are,
right-wing and gung-ho american jingoistic as you can imagine,
You can learn what an organization is about by reading there platform here's theirs:
"ECO is a membership organization, consisting of individuals and organizations in America and 14 foreign countries. We believe the environment includes human beings who prosper or perish as the result of their stewardship of natural resources.
We reject the notion that the environment is "fragile" and must be protected from human use by massive federal and international regulations. "
To sum it up they believe that the enviornment was created for humans to use to it's fullest extent. Seeing as they really aginst conservation it is quite hypocritical to say they are for conservation. The truth is the enviornment is "fragile" the heavy use of fossil fuels for the last 100 have in fact poluted the global ecosystem and resulted in Global Warming, the ozone hole, vast changes in ecosystems all over the world.
By also insisting on the destructive pattern of urbanization and development in wilderness areas simply because that is what is in their intrest. They neglect the effects it has on the existing eco system.
-Forest fires, naturally burn themselves out.
-The most destructive fires are set by humans.
-It is better to live with the enviornment then against it.
-Development and urbanization, inherently destroys the existing ecosystem.
The ECO is true irrational thinking at work.