"Some are sadistic bullies who want to run something and don't care--in fact enjoy--the suffering that they cause to their fellow human beings."
This touches on the truth.The real motivation of enviro-nuts is a vitriolic hatred of Man.They would stop at nothing to see government become worse than Nazi Germany,Soviet Russia,PRC,complete with death camps for the masses.To the envirnmental movement,the only evil in the world is the presence of Mankind.
I love pristine wilderness. I also love human habitation. When I see homes at beaches, in canyons, on rivers, streams, and islands, it makes me happy. Evidently, "environmentalists"--may of them anyway--hate to see homes in such places.