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The Art of ELF Defense
Convicted eco-vandal sentenced to six years in prison |
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20 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:28 AM on 20 Jun 2008 Convicted eco-vandal Briana Waters has been sentenced to six years in federal prison and was ordered to pay $6 million in restitution for her role in the 2001 blaze that destroyed a University of Washington horticulture center. Waters was a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., at the time and allegedly acted as a lookout for members of the Earth Liberation Front who ... |
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| Topics: eco-terrorism, environmental movement, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Front and Center
Folks with ties to the Earth Liberation Front indicted in Michigan blaze |
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12 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:12 PM on 12 Mar 2008 The Earth Liberation Front has made the news yet again: Four people tied to the radical group have been indicted on arson charges for a 1999 blaze at Michigan State University. sources: Detroit Free Press, Reuters, Associated Press From the Archives Off the Hook. Salmon fishing season in California and Oregon may be canceled. Gasp! EPA lowers ozon ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, Michigan, news (all these topics) |
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Crime and Punishment
Eco-sabotage lookout found guilty of two counts of arson for 2001 blaze |
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06 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:05 PM on 06 Mar 2008 A federal jury has found 32-year-old Briana Waters guilty of two counts of arson for her role as the lookout in a 2001 blaze at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture. Of more than a dozen people connected with the radical Earth Liberation Front and arrested in connection with various property crimes in the West, Waters was the only one who went to ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, news, politics, Washington (all these topics) |
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Know Thy ELF
'Eco-terrorism' suspected in Seattle-area arson |
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03 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:18 AM on 03 Mar 2008 Four unoccupied multimillion-dollar homes burned in a Seattle suburb Monday in what officials have reason to believe was eco-related arson. Explosives were found in the homes, and a spray-painted sign out front -- "Built green? Nope black! McMansions in RCDs r not green" -- bore the initials of radical environmental group the Earth Liberation Front. The Woodinville, Wash., homes were built wi ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, environmental movement, grassroots activism, news, placemaking, Seattle (all these topics) |
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The Anarchist Cookbook, Vegan Edition
Mistrial declared for eco-activist accused of inciting vegans to bomb |
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21 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 5:37 AM on 21 Sep 2007 A mistrial has been declared in the case of an eco-activist in California who was charged under an obscure, seldom-used federal law making it a crime to tell others how to make explosives with the intent of encouraging a lawless act. In 2003, Rodney Coronado, who had served some four years in prison for burning down a mink research facility at Michigan Sta ... |
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| Topics: eco-terrorism, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Or Are You Just Happy to Sue Me?
U.S. prosecutors compare 'eco-terrorists' to KKK |
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16 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Or Are You Just Happy to Sue Me? U.S. prosecutors compare "eco-terrorists" to KKK In its unyielding quest to root out terror at its terror-y roots, the U.S. government is battling to have 10 eco-activists sentenced as terrorists. At a hearing in Eugene, Ore., yesterday, attorneys argued that 10 members of the loosely coalesced Earth Liberation Front and Ani ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, grassroots activism, jackassery, news, politics (all these topics) |
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'Eco-terrorism': Are they really terrorists?
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David Roberts |
14 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| A federal judge will hear arguments tomorrow, and her ruling will have enormous implications. It's one of those forks in the road: do we continue down the path toward a police state, or unclench our post-9/11 butts a little and remember that sometimes a misguided a**hole with a dogma and a book of matches is just a misguided a**hole with a dogma and a book of matches? |
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| Topics: eco-terrorism, politics, national security (all these topics) |
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'Eco-terrorism': the latest
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David Roberts |
12 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This is some scary sh*t. |
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| Topics: eco-terrorism, environmental movement, national security, politics (all these topics) |
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'Eco-terrorism': The latest
The hype goes on |
David Roberts |
01 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I used to follow the "eco-terrorism" hype fairly closely, before my gnat-like attention span wandered on to other things. Those of you still interested should check out this long and exemplary article on the subject by Matt Rasmussen in the current issue of Orion. It will catch you up on all the latest haps. |
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'Eco-terrorism' and enemy combatants
A heaping helping of paranoia |
David Roberts |
28 Sep 2006 |
Gristmill |
| I went through a brief period of being obsessed with the Bush administration's transparent attempt to elevate so-called "eco-terrorism" to the status of Biggest, Baddest Domestic Bogey Man. (Honestly, what threat will these supposed tough guys not piss their pants about?) But the Bushies are caught up in other struggles now, and the propaganda push seems to have receded into the background. Still, it's there. Bush's America: Who Needs It bill is thun ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': Even the liberal Stranger ...
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David Roberts |
28 Jul 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Here in Seattle we have an alternative weekly called The Stranger, with a clever feature called I, Anonymous, wherein some unnamed someone lambastes some unnamed someone else over ... something. Viciously. It's short and amusing. Anyway, the paper's online forums have an I, Anonymous message board. This was posted there today (tucked away beneath the fold, for those offended by foul language, of which there is much): your fucking ELF informant motherfucker. yo ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': Arson v. satire
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David Roberts |
13 Jul 2006 |
Gristmill |
| There's a lot of good stuff in Pat Morrison's op-ed on the overuse of the word "terrorism." Like this: From the White House to the soccer pitch, "terrorist" has "cooties" and "your mother wears combat boots" flat beat as the top playground potty-mouth slur for the 21st century. Who's surprised? The Bush administration has been scattering the word like ticker tape on a Manhattan parade. Old McDonald left the farm ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': Motive matters
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David Roberts |
08 May 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton had an excellent story on "eco-terrorism" in Sunday's edition. Most of it will be familiar to readers of my obsessive blogging on the subject, but a couple of tidbits were new (to me). There's this: In making its 2003 recommendations, the FBI Office of Inspector General said that funneling those cases from the counterterrorism to the criminal investigative division would free up more terrorism investigators to pursue t ... |
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A Cure for What Jails Ya
An interview with jailed 'eco-terrorist' Jeffrey Luers |
Gregory Dicum |
04 May 2006 |
Main Dish |
| An interview with jailed "eco-terrorist" Jeffrey Luers By Gregory Dicum 04 May 2006 In 2000, 21-year-old Jeff Luers and an accomplice set fire to three pickup trucks at a dealership in Eugene, Ore., to bring attention to gas-guzzlers' contribution to global warming. They were promptly arrested. Luers, who refused to plea bargain, was sentenced to 22 years, eight months in prison. It is the longest term ever handed down for environmentally motivated sabotage in ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, environmental justice, interview, Oregon, politics (all these topics) |
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'Eco-terrorism': The not-particularly-interesting parts
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David Roberts |
17 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| The cover story of Pacific Northwest Magazine is about "eco-terrorism." It's decent enough on its own terms, but disappointingly cursory. For one thing, the author, Craig Welch, spends almost half the article focusing on the 2001 firebombing of the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture. What's notable about that act is not only its violence but its unfathomable foolishness. The professors at CUH were almost all conservationists doing env ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': The scourge of flyer distribution
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David Roberts |
14 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Laugh? Or cry? Hard to say. Here's a bulletin issued yesterday by the Department of Homeland Security. Among other things, it says this: Attacks against corporations by animal rights extremists and eco-terrorists are costly to the targeted company and, over time, can undermine confidence in the economy. ... Although we have no specific, credible information at this time suggesting animal rights extremists and eco-terrorists are planning to target known corporations, ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': A subtle chill
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David Roberts |
29 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| A few bits and pieces on the "eco-terrorism" front: This L.A. Times piece makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside: The FBI, while waging a highly publicized war against terrorism, has spent resources gathering information on antiwar and environmental protesters and on activists who feed vegetarian meals to the homeless, the agency's internal memos show. ... "It's one thing to express an idea or such, but when you commit act ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': Cowards with ideals?
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David Roberts |
21 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Three people indicted in connection with arsons in the Sacramento area were sentenced last Friday. Sisters Eva Holland and Lili Holland, portrayed by their lawyers as innocents caught up in a plot they didn't fully understand, were given two years apiece. The alleged ringleader, Ryan Lewis, was portrayed as a devoted follower of the ghostly Earth Liberation Front. While fighting for leniency, Lewis' attorney said his client is a good kid from a good family, who deep ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': A non-retraction
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David Roberts |
17 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| The other day I linked to a letter to the editor in the Toronto Star in which the head of the U.S. Humane Society defended his organization against accusations by the Center for Consumer Freedom that it is tied to "eco-terrorist" organizations. Today another letter, from David Martosko at CCF, insists that no such accusations were made. Martosko sent me a link to the letter and asked, "care to retract?" As it happens, no, I don't. I don't know any ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': A new debate is born
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David Roberts |
16 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Check out these letters to the editor in the Toronto Star. The first one is from the head of the U.S. Humane Society:The Star allowed the so-called 'Center for Consumer Freedom' to cross the line when the group falsely accused the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) of supporting 'the eco-terror problem.' The suggestion that the HSUS supports any illegal action, or that it has ties to eco-terror groups which it has repeatedly denounced, is patently untrue and ou ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': Careful with that website, Eugene
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David Roberts |
13 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Here's a story that should help every environmental and animal-rights activist sleep a little easier. Kevin Kjonaas was just convicted. What was his crime? Setting up a website -- a website with details on companies that support animal testing, and some raucous message boards where some dumb things were said. The government doesn't claim Kjonaas damaged property -- or knowingly provided material assistance to anyone who did. ... However, ... |
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| Topics: eco-terrorism, websites (all these topics) |
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The mother of all link posts
Everything you ever wanted to know about ... everything |
David Roberts |
22 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
| So much material. So little time. So many complicated issues. So little expertise. How about a big fat linky post! Treehugger has a fantastic interview with Hunter Lovins, long-time champion of sustainability, now president of Natural Capitalism Solutions, Inc. She talks about her current international work, focusing on Afghanistan. I particularly like this exchange, which is relevant to our discussion of poverty earlier: Do you believe that economic developm ... |
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| Topics: Amory Lovins, consumerism, eco-terrorism, hybrids, international politics, politics (all these topics) |
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'Eco-terrorism': Unremarkable lives
Gosh, they just seemed like normal folk! |
David Roberts |
31 Jan 2006 |
Gristmill |
| The CS Monitor's Brad Knickerbocker has a competent backgrounder on the recently arrested "eco-terrorists." There's not a whole lot new in it, particularly about ELF, which is what I'd most like to see some solid reporting on. He does point out that activists in this extremist community (centered in the Northwest, principally around Eugene, Ore.) deny that the feds have the right people, but I suppose that's to be expected. This passage, however, jumped o ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': Informants and enablers
Are FBI informants prodding people into committing 'eco-terrorism'? |
David Roberts |
24 Jan 2006 |
Gristmill |
| This is not a particularly new subject, but: When exactly does an informant cross the line into entrapment? As readers of my obsessive "eco-terror" blogging know, the big indictment brought recently against 11 people crucially turned on participants that were "persuaded" to act as informants. A closer look at an ongoing case in California that started with some arrests on Jan. 13 is instructive: The complaint goes on to sa ... |
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'Eco-terrorism': Nomer or misnomer?
What is terrorism exactly? |
David Roberts |
23 Jan 2006 |
Gristmill |
| What is terrorism? I've been skeptical about the talk of "eco-terrorism" because, to me, a crucial ingredient of anything worthy of the term is deliberate targeting of civilians for injury or death. Since the alleged "eco-terrorists" explicitly aim to avoid any harm to a human being, "terrorist" seems a misnomer. But am I right about this? Is there a commonly accepted definition of "terrorism"? I suspect the DOJ has ... |
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