‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet
Protesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002. Photograph: Don Ryan/APView image in fullscreenProtesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002. Unlike rightwing extremists of the era, they practiced non-violence toward life, though not property.
- ▪Protesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002.
- ▪Photograph: Don Ryan/APView image in fullscreenProtesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002.
- ▪Unlike rightwing extremists of the era, they practiced non-violence toward life, though not property.
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Protesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002. Photograph: Don Ryan/APView image in fullscreenProtesters, some proclaiming to be supporters of Earth Liberation Front, march in Portland, Oregon, in February 2002. Photograph: Don Ryan/APProtest (US)‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planetMatthew Wolfe’s Fires in the Night examines Earth Liberation Front, a US eco-anarchist movement, and its legacy of radical environmentalismEdward HelmoreMon 27 Jul 2026 08.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAre echoes of 1990s radical environmentalism returning louder or fading away? It’s a question posed by Fires in the Night, a new book on the history of the Earth…
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