I do not understand the term 'elitist environmentalism.' Surely the protection of the environment is in everyone's interest and the people most impacted by environmental damage are also the poorest people in society. Look at the destruction big coal has wrought in the Appalachians, basically destroying the economy and people's lives. Or look at how the failure to properly manage the bitumen resource by the Alberta Conservatives has damaged that province's economy. Environmentalists are the least elitist of any of the lobby groups. Much less elitist than the bitumen lobby.