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To Catch a Leaf
FBI raids companies linked to E. coli-tainted spinach |
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05 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| To Catch a Leaf FBI raids companies linked to E. coli-tainted spinach Federal agents raided two produce plants in Salinas Valley, Calif., yesterday, as part of a criminal investigation into whether they violated food-safety and environmental laws in distributing E. coli-tainted spinach. The FBI and the Food and Drug Administration executed search warran ... |
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| Topics: California, Federal Bureau of Investigation, food and agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, news (all these topics) |
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Be Careful What You Don't Wish For
FBI investigates Illinois environmental activist |
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23 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Be Careful What You Don't Wish For FBI investigates Illinois environmental activist Add Jim Bensman of Alton, Ill., to your ever-growing list of People the Feds Think You Should Fear. Mild-mannered Bensman is a coordinator with an environmental group (terror level yellow!). In late July, he attended an Army Corps of Engineers public meeting on the proposed construction of a fis ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, dams, energy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, news (all these topics) |
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Time to Bust Out the Scare Quotes
Feds indict 11 people for alleged eco-crime conspiracy |
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23 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Time to Bust Out the Scare Quotes Feds indict 11 people for alleged eco-crime conspiracy On Friday, 11 alleged "eco-terrorists" were indicted on a total of 65 counts in connection with a five-year string of arsons and vandalism. The indictments were announced at a press conference attended by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, FBI Director Robert Mueller, ATF Director Carl J. Truscott ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, Federal Bureau of Investigation, news (all these topics) |
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Come Back, J. Edgar Hoover, All Is Forgiven
FBI's been monitoring green groups, using secret informants |
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03 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Come Back, J. Edgar Hoover, All Is Forgiven FBI's been monitoring green groups, using secret informants Ever get the creepy feeling somebody's watching you? Well, it's not the weed: The FBI has been spying on U.S. environmental, animal-liberation, and other activist groups -- though the feds insist it's the innocuous, totally legal kind of spying. Greenpeace and ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Arrested Development
FBI arrests six from around the country for green-themed crimes |
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09 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Arrested Development FBI arrests six from around the country for green-themed crimes It's one of the biggest-ever busts for "ecoterrorism" (we'll take the scare quotes off when someone gets hurt, thank you very much): On Wednesday, federal agents arrested six people in five states and indicted them on charges related to a string of property crimes in Washington a ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, Federal Bureau of Investigation, news, Oregon, Washington (all these topics) |
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Just Joshin'
Electric-car driver was not an eco-terrorist, FBI admits |
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16 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Just Joshin' Electric-car driver was not an eco-terrorist, FBI admits The FBI will issue a rare "letter of regret" and pay environmentalist Josh Connole $100,000 after mistakenly arresting him for domestic terrorism. Agents followed Connole for several days in 2003, after arson-vandalism attacks at four Southern California car dealerships in which gas-guz ... |
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| Topics: electric vehicles, environmental justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Spies Like Us
FBI terrorism unit investigating doings of peaceful green groups |
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18 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Spies Like Us FBI terrorism unit investigating doings of peaceful green groups FBI agents working on behalf of the bureau's counterterrorism unit have been gathering information on nonviolent environmental, civil-rights, and peace organizations for the past several years, according to Justice Department documents revealed in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. T ... |
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| Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Greenpeace, news, non-government organizations (all these topics) |
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And You Thought Clinton Liked Hummers
Feds using terrorism excuse to crack down on eco-activists |
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02 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| And You Thought Clinton Liked Hummers Feds using terrorism excuse to crack down on eco-activists The U.S. government is using the Patriot Act to go after radical environmental activists -- and some unfortunate folks who just happen to look like them -- by branding them as "terrorists." Despite the fact that the Earth Liberation Front has caused no injuries during its ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, Federal Bureau of Investigation, news, United States (all these topics) |
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They've Got Huge, Sharp ... They Can Leap About ... Look at the Bones!
FBI suspects eco-terrorism in latest case of something bad happening |
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09 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| They've Got Huge, Sharp ... They Can Leap About ... Look at the Bones! FBI suspects eco-terrorism in latest case of something bad happening Two months ago, eco-terrorists were suspected of starting fires that destroyed or damaged 26 homes under construction near sensitive wetlands in Maryland. Turns out there were no eco-terrorists involved. But those same non-involved eco-te ... |
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| Topics: California, Earth Liberation Front, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Maryland (all these topics) |
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Timber Boom I
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08 Apr 2002 |
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| Timber Boom I More than a decade after a car bomb injured two members of the radical environmental group Earth First!, a federal jury will decide whether the FBI and police in Oakland, Calif., violated the civil rights of the victims by ignoring evidence in the case. On May 24, 1990, Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were headed to Santa Cruz as part of "Redwood Summer," a series of ... |
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| Topics: California, Earth First!, Federal Bureau of Investigation, logging (all these topics) |
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Banned, on the Run
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13 Feb 2002 |
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| Banned, on the Run The FBI's top domestic terrorism officer yesterday called the Earth Liberation Front and its companion, the Animal Liberation Front, the largest and most active U.S.-based terrorist organizations. According to the FBI, the two organizations have perpetrated a total of 600 attacks since 1996 costing $43 million in damage. The bureau acknowledged, however, that no one ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, Earth Liberation Front, Federal Bureau of Investigation (all these topics) |
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Animal Crackers
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16 Jan 2002 |
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| Animal Crackers Undaunted by the post-Sep. 11 anti-terrorism climate, an Animal Liberation Front spokesperson yesterday released the first-ever "year-end report" on illegal actions committed in the name of animals and the environment, or so-called eco-terrorism. The report cites 137 such acts in 2001, including an act of arson at the University of Washington that resulted in $5.3 ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, Federal Bureau of Investigation, GMOs, Washington (all these topics) |
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Natural Gas Killers
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27 Nov 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Natural Gas Killers Attorney General John Ashcroft confirmed yesterday that U.S. natural gas pipelines and facilities could be the target of a future terrorist attack. According to information received earlier this month by the FBI from "a source of undetermined reliability," Osama bin Laden has okayed an attack on U.S. energy sources in the event that he or the head of the Taliban is captured or killed. Na ... |
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| Topics: energy, Federal Bureau of Investigation (all these topics) |
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