Follow up on the SUV/ELF story: I found a choice quote from P.J. O'Rourke's "All the Trouble in the World":

"Ronald Bailey, who besides being the author of Eco-Scam is also the producer of the PBS series TechnoPolitics, believes that environmental advocates enjoy the idea of living in apocalyptic times. Their drab existences – spent sorting through trash, wearing lumpy hand-knits, attending indignant meetings, and trying to get the photocopier to work with recycled paper – are made exciting by the imminent end of the world."

Imagine the rush of striking a blow for Gaia by torching some Ford Explorers. Wheee!!!