One aspect of the environmental movement is that many of the members of, say, the Sierra Club are opposed to all energy development. The logical extension of their agenda would be to take civilization back to the middle ages. Here is an example of attempts to stop transmission lines from bringing "green" power into California.

http://www.cheatseekingmissiles.com/2008/11/06/enviros-win-round-in-battle-against-alternative-energy/