Young conservatives who are attuned to the high costs of the Green New Deal and acquainted with updated research that debunks climate alarmism need to step up their game. Otherwise, they could lose out to a sly marketing campaign backed by well-funded, left-wing environmentalists that is targeting their age group.

That was evident during the Conservative Political Action Conference, which ran Feb. 27 through March 2. Throughout the conference, an organization called the American Conservation Coalition marketed itself as a conservative group with fresh ideas on environmental policy. In reality, the American Conservation Coalition is part of a larger left-leaning network that has a history of favoring intrusive, big government policies such as the carbon tax. While coalition members are free to advocate for their preferred policy positions, their claim to conservatism should not go unchallenged.