Eco-Radicals Target Sierra Sprawl

11 March 2005 - 11:00am

ELF begins targeting growth in the quaint Gold Rush town of Auburn, California.

"The Earth Liberation Front--the underground environmental network that has used sabotage, arson and vandalism to attack everything from logging equipment to genetically engineered crops and SUVs--has come to the Sierra foothills, targeting sprawl with incendiary devices that so far have injured no one... ELF attacks -- which have occurred across the country -- are often marked by two calling cards: graffiti and politically charged missives claiming responsibility for and explaining the 'action.' "

Source: San Jose Mercury News, March 9, 2005
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