You would think someone who believes man is unwittingly upsetting a complex balance would be loath to monkey with a chaotic system.
I don’t think it’s an unwitting attempt at all. Most environmental whackos with whom I’ve had the displeasure of talking are oftentimes anarchists who believe human beings are a disease (think: “The Matrix”). They want us to pare back centuries of progress to allow the “Earth Mother” to regenerate.
What they don’t realize is that the “Earth Mother” is a big girl who can take care of herself and is a little pissed off that we “little people” are attempting to meddle in her very large sandbox.
Earth is going to outlive every single one of us alive today and most likely humanity itself. The idea that something we’re driving or consuming is going to cause some sort of global cataclysm is like saying that spitting in a swimming pool is going to clog the filtration system.