Capitalism is eco friendly by default, because it wants to conserve resources. And its not fair to look back at how things was done 100 years ago and how dirty it was. Because things have progressed and ppl 100 years ago probably shouldnt be held to the standards that we have today. Also how did things progress? Through free market forces. People who waste resources lose business :) Its an on going process. The government is counterbalancing it, and it likes to give money to unproductive people. Thats really the essence of government. Its about wasting money and resources. So in order to become more eco friendly the government institution must go. And it will sooner or later because of how it wastes resources.