econazi

plural econazis

1. derogatoryinformalAn environmentalist, especially a hardline one.

   Now someone who wants to save whales is an econazi?

   2000 April 21, Bruno -hde- [username], “Re: US Coast Guard vs. Antiwhalers”, in rec.sport.jetski (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   Yeah we all have Al Gore and the econazis to thank for this knee-jerk reaction to a yet-unproven theory, […]

   1994 June 13, Mitch Loescher, “Re: FIXING YOUR AIR CONDITIONING”, in rec.autos.misc (Usenet)

   Now, all you econazis will have a bird, but when you can think of a way to get me from my home in NV [North Vancouver] to Downtown to Coquitlam to New Westminster to Downtown and back to NV, on the bus, in a total of a little under two hours of driving time, THEN I will take the bus.

   1997 February 17, Martyn Kershaw, “Lions Gate Prediction”, in bc.politics (Usenet)

   Synonyms: ecocrazy, ecofreak, ecohippie, enviro, environazi, envirotard, tree hugger