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Environmental Life Force
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The '''Environmental Life Force''' (ELF) was the first radical environmental group to use explosive and
incendiary devices in defense of the environment. It was founded by
John Hanna who was the only member of the group to be arrested and convicted for the use of explosives on federal property. The ELF conducted armed actions in northern California and Oregon. The original ELF disbanded in 1978 following Hanna's arrest for placing incendiary devices on seven crop-dusters at the
Salinas, California airport on
May Day,
1977 [http://www.originalelf.org/].
Several years later, the ELF
acronym resurfaced, representing another eco-guerilla entity with similar philosophies, the
Earth Liberation Front. There is no formal link between the two groups and John Hanna no longer advocates the tactics of either group, explaining, "We don't need more
unibombers and idiots like my former ELF persona, running around trying to change the world by coercion and intimidation. That just doesn't get things done" [http://www.originalelf.org/interview_with_elf_founder.html].
External links
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http://www.originalelf.org/
Category:Terrorism
Category:Environmental organizations
