Number one we are ALL hypocrites to one degree or another. It’s part of the human condition. But. . . I see no problem in living in a wood house while calling for responsible logging practices, nor in driving a car while supporting better EPA mileage requirements. Nor in using electricity and supporting low energy appliances.

We can live in a modern world and still ask to try to do as little harm as possible. If that being a hypocrite than I am one.

As far as removing the Snake River dams remember they were and are primarily for navigation. Unlike the Columbia River dams, that no one wants to remove they are NOT major electricity producers. We could make up for that small loss in many ways that would not dramatically increase our electric bills.

I think almost all things are on a continuum not Black and White. The right is always calling for common sense and a middle ground. I think things like selective logging; better energy consumption and habitat protection fall into that middle ground category. If that is elitism, color me elite.