Ecodefense Advocates “Monkeywrenching”
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Environmental Issues, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Arizona
- Date: 1985
Article abstract: Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching was published by Dave Foreman to establish guidelines for acts of sabotage employed in defense of the environment.
Summary of Event
Edward Abbey’s 1975 novel The Monkey Wrench Gang centers on the real-life damming of the Colorado River at Glen Canyon, but is otherwise a fictional account of a group of wilderness lovers turned radicals. Their attempts to preserve the wilderness by any means necessary includes disabling bulldozers, burning billboards, and blowing up Glen Canyon Dam....
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