‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet
This article examines the history of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), a 1990s eco-anarchist group that used sabotage and arson to protest environmental destruction. It questions whether their radical tactics served as a precursor to modern climate activism.
Protesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002. Protesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002. Protest (US) ‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet Matthew Wolfe’s Fires in the Night examines Earth Liberation Front, a US eco-anarchist movement, and its legacy of radical environmentalism
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