Agency speaks with former political prisoner Daniel McGowan about DW Gibson’s book, “One Week to Change the World” and its inclusion of Green Scare snitch, Suzanne Savoie.
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My Own Pearl Harbor
by Daniel McGowan / Medium December 7, 2005 was my own personal Pearl Harbor: the moment that defines the ‘before’ and ‘after’. The morning started out normal enough. I had plans to stuff some holiday cards for my job and then stop […]
Continue readingELF Saboteur Joseph Dibee Sentenced to Time Served
from Unicorn Riot Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, a 54-year-old environmental activist and former Earth Liberation Front saboteur, was sentenced to time served today after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit arson and one count of arson. Dibee was also ordered […]
Continue readingFBI Withholding Video from Joseph Dibee
from Anarchist News Long-time fugitive, Joseph Dibee pleaded guilty this year to helping burn down an Oregon horse meat factory in 1997, but he says the FBI is withholding evidence that could affect his soon-to-be-decided sentence Joseph Dibee, a former international fugitive […]
Continue readingDousing the BBC’s Fake News Before It Can “Burn Wild”
Green & Red podcast interviews former ELF member Daniel McGowan about the BBC’s new podcast series called “Burn Wild.” The BBC production tells the story of radical environmental movements 20 years ago, the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the subsequent “Green Scare.” […]
Continue readingThe Rise and Fall of America’s Environmentalist Underground
by Matthew Wolfe / New York Times Magazine This year, one of the last fugitives of the Earth Liberation Front pleaded guilty to arson — at a moment when climate activists are again flirting with radical ideas. Late one summer evening in […]
Continue readingStatement from CLDC Executive Director Lauren Regan on Green Scare Defendant Joseph Dibee Plea Agreement
by Lauren Regan / CLDC On April 21, 2022 at 12:30 pm, Joseph Dibee had his federal change of plea hearing with Judge Ann Aiken by telephone only. Dibee is one of the final individuals indicted in what is known as the “Green […]
Continue readingBlast From The Past: Setting Fires With Electrical Timers, An Earth Liberation Front Guide
With fire firmly back in the activist’s toolbox after the George Floyd uprising in Minneapolis successfully laid waste to the police precinct involved with George Floyd’s murder, we have seen fire attacks echoing back around the world in solidarity with this […]
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