Avram in MD –
the word “mabul” was in quotes (single quotes) because it was a hebrew word. If you look I put “environmentalists” in double quotes to give emphasis to that word. The single quotes was to indicate the change in language. Hope that makes sense.
As to the rest there are a lot of points that can be made in favor or against various things but my main point was that perhaps most of the legislation that passes that aligns with what the environmentalists want actually passes due to practical benefits and not because of environmentalists.