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Tree huggers tend to be particularly focused on preserving nature and wilderness areas, arguing that these areas should be preserved for the enjoyment of future generations, and the use of the animals and plants which inhabit them, though they may be interested in other environmental causes as well. Preserving natural areas is viewed as an environmentally friendly practice because it promotes the sequestering of carbon, and helps to keep the climate stable. Environmentalists point out that preserving forested regions has immediate benefits in addition to long term ones, and these benefits may outweigh the use of the forest for timber, intrusive recreation, or development.
In some regions, the terms “hippie” and “tree hugger” are sometimes used interchangeably, along with the pejorative “dirty hippie.” When these terms are used as epithets, they are often meant to describe people with values which are viewed as naïve, obstructionist, or simply irritating. Tree huggers often oppose developments and exploitation of natural resources, much to the frustration of people who profit from such activities, and terms like “tree hugger” are among the more tame insults hurled during heated discussions about such issues.
