Environmental Activists

Tim DeChristopher Received Longer Sentence Than People Who Burned Churches and Threatened Black Leaders

Environmentalist Tim DeChristopher has received a longer prison sentence for non-violent civil disobedience than people who have burned churches, threatened African-American leaders, and plotted to kill people. DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison today for disrupting an illegal oil and gas lease auction. Meanwhile: Yesterday (and also in Utah), a man who set [...]

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Democracy Now Interviews Will Potter About Daniel McGowan and the Earth Liberation Front

I had the pleasure of returning to Democracy Now this morning to talk about my new book, and how environmental activists have been branded as “domestic terrorists.” We discussed the case of Daniel McGowan, a former Earth Liberation Front member, who is currently in a secretive prison called a Communications Management Unit. Also on the [...]

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International Day of Solidarity with Marie Mason and Eric McDavid

When Jeff “Free” Luers was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for his role in setting fire to 3 SUVs, June 11th became an international day of action to show support for Luers, and raise awareness about his case. Luers is out of prison now, but the disproportionate crackdown on environmentalists– including outrageous [...]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: Labeling Political Activists as “Terrorists” Puts Everyone at Risk

Everything about how I approached this book project was focused on raising awareness about this issue outside of activist circles, and even progressive circles, and making clear that this terrorist scare-mongering affects all of us. My guest blog post for Powell’s Bookstore today focuses on this: There are plenty of discussions that need to be [...]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: The Real People Being Labeled ‘Eco-Terrorists’

The book reading at Powell’s last night was a huge success, with about 80 people there and standing room only. Thank you so much to everyone who came out! It’s really an honor that I’ve been able to speak at such great venues (Powell’s and City Lights both made it on Salon’s list of the most [...]

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Mother Jones on Green Is the New Red

Mother Jones has a new article by Jim Ridgeway about my book, and the corporate and government campaigns to label animal rights and environmental activists as eco-terrorists. It’s a great big-picture look at the FBI’s targeting of political activists, and the chilling implications for free speech. Ridgeway also discusses secretive political prisons called Communications Management [...]

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Earth Day: “Eco-Terrorists” Crackdown (Video)

I was on The Alyona Show on Earth Day talking about my new book, and the corporate-led campaigns to target environmentalists as terrorists. We talked a bit about how Earth Day has been co-opted (a good example of this is the 10+ emails I received from PR agencies pitching new “green” products that weren’t green [...]

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Minnesota Bill Targets Anyone Who Exposes an “Image or Sound” of Animal Suffering at Factory Farms, Puppy Mills

New legislation proposed in Minnesota attempts to crack down on activists who have exposed repeated animal welfare violations. Among its provisions, the bill targets anyone who documents an “image or sound” of animal suffering in a sweeping list of “animal facilities,” including factory farms, animal experimentation labs, and puppy mills. But House File No. 1369 [...]

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Coming this April from City Lights Books…

This project has consumed so much of my life, for so long, that writing this “official announcement” is ridiculously hard. So I’ll leave it at this: Next month, City Lights Books will release Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege… Special thanks to Casey, Denis, Hal, and Matthew [...]

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Tim DeChristopher’s Inspirational Speech After He Was Convicted

Video of Tim DeChristopher giving an moving speech after he was found guilty.

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