Greenpeace

Truthout: The “Eco-al-Qaeda”?

I wrote an article for Truthout about how, before the dust had even settled at ground zero, corporations and politicians were trying to use the tragedy of September 11th to label environmentalists as “eco-terrorists.” Here’s an excerpt: On September 12, 2001, as emergency crews searched for survivors, Rep. Greg Walden warned Congress that “eco-terrorists” posed [...]

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Greenpeace Protesters Who Oppose Off-Shore Drilling Could Face Terrorism Charges

Seven members of Greenpeace have been arrested for painting anti-drilling slogans, in crude oil, on a drilling support ship in the Gulf. The New Orleans Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI “is looking into the matter” of whether the non-violent activists will face terrorism-related charges.

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Greenpeace Activists Using Civil Disobedience Called “Pirates,” “Terrorists”

The Seafarers’ International Union, part of the AFL-CIO and the largest North American union of its kind, is pushing the Canadian government to label Greenpeace activists as “terrorists” and hit them with stiff penalties for non-violent civil disobedience. Greenpeace protesters boarded a ship carrying coal and used non-violent civil disobedience to draw attention to global [...]

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