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The Earth Liberation Front was founded in 1992 in Brighton, England by members of the Earth First! (EF!) environmental movement at the first-ever national meeting. At the time, EF! had become very popular, so people's concerns were based on maintaining this popularity and by doing so not associating with overt law-breaking.
Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) finalize plans to target Vail Ski Resort facilities. The group gathers materials for incendiary devices, including gasoline, diesel fuel, and timing mechanisms. Arsonists conduct final reconnaissance of target sites to ensure no civilians will be present. Late Night (Approximately 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM)
The Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front take joint responsibility for both actions. Damages: $1.9 million. [6] 28 June 1998, Boston, Massachusetts: ELF defaces the Mexican Consulate in Boston with red paint in support of the indigenous Zapatista Army of National Liberation uprising in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
Earth First was founded on April 4, 1980, [3] by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar. [2]During the group's early years (1980–1986), Earth First mixed publicity stunts (such as rolling a plastic "crack" down Glen Canyon Dam) with far-reaching wilderness proposals that reportedly surpassed the actions that mainstream environmental groups were willing to take ...
In 2004 the FBI merged seven independent investigations from its Portland, Oregon field office and called them Operation Backfire. According to an agency statement, the operational focus is on investigating acts of domestic terrorism, carried out on behalf of two activist groups, the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and Animal Liberation Front (ALF).
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front is a 2011 American documentary film by filmmaker Marshall Curry.It tells the story of activist Daniel G. McGowan of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), from his first arson attacks in 1996 to his 2005 arrest by the Department of Justice.
Daniel Gerard McGowan (born 1974) is an American environmental activist, formerly associated with the Earth Liberation Front.The U.S. government considers him a domestic terrorist, having been arrested and charged in federal court on multiple counts of arson and conspiracy, relating to the arson of Superior Lumber company in Glendale, Oregon, on January 2, 2001, and Jefferson Poplar Farms in ...
Mason has worked as a gardener, musician, writer, Earth First! organizer, and a volunteer for a free herbal-healthcare collective. He is a parent of two children. Mason and his husband at the time, Frank Ambrose, ignited an office that held records related to research on genetically modified, moth-resistant potatoes, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and biotech ...