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The commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.
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Monkeywrenching — is economic warfare by sabotage, or ecotage, with the intent to slow down or halt activities which the monkeywrencher perceives as destructive. History of the termThe phrase to throw a monkey wrench into the machinery dates to 1918, although the… … Wikipedia
monkeywrenching — trying to ruin a project, sabotaging, throw a monkey wrench into... The members of Green Peace were accused of monkeywrenching the whale hunt. They tried to stop it … English idioms
Radical environmentalism — Radical environmentalism, is a grassroots branch of the larger environmental movement that emerged out of an ecocentrism based frustration with the co option of mainstream environmentalism. It is the ideology behind the radical environmental… … Wikipedia
Ecodefense — Ecodefense: A Field Guide To Monkeywrenching is a book edited by Dave Foreman, with a foreword by Edward Abbey. Background Ned Ludd Books published the first two editions, with Abbzug Press publishing a third edition. The book was first published … Wikipedia
CU project controversy — The CU Project Controversy involved years of protest against a proposed high voltage direct current powerline that was erected on the property of hundreds of farmers in west central Minnesota in the late 1970s. The electrical cooperatives… … Wikipedia
Earth First! — is a radical environmental advocacy group [FBI par.9] that emerged in the Southwestern United States in 1979. Inspired by Rachel Carson s Silent Spring , Aldo Leopold s land ethic, and Edward Abbey s The Monkey Wrench Gang , a group of activists… … Wikipedia
Edward Abbey — Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang , which… … Wikipedia
David Foreman — Dave Foreman (born 1947) is a US environmentalist and co founder of the radical environmental movement Earth First! Contents 1 Work with The Wilderness Society 2 Co founder of Earth First! 3 Recent work … Wikipedia
Ecotage! — was a 1972 paperback book edited by Sam Love and published by Pocket Books.The book was a collection of ideas that had been solicited by the group Environmental Action over the previous year in preparation for the publication of the book, for… … Wikipedia
Leaderless resistance — (or phantom cell structure) is a political resistance strategy in which small, independent groups (covert cells) challenge an established adversary such as a government. Leaderless resistance can encompass anything from non violent disruption and … Wikipedia
