While working in the Alaska conservation movement for five years, I came to know many folks who felt VERY strongly about their environmental (and wildlife) issues, but who possessed nary a shred of political savvy.  Many of them preferred to kamikaze in the smoke of their own righteousness, rather than eke out a marginal win, aka a compromise.  Charles might fit into that camp.  Meanwhile, we can make conservation progress via intelligent organizational evolution such as that at the Alaska Center, whether that "touches the heart" or not.