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Monday, November 24, 2008

There is no doubt that veganism is one of the most effective forms of environmental activism, even the UN has issued a report that backs this up. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is involved in their own brand of environmental activism and has recently resurfaced to express their discontent for President-elect Obama and his plan to protect the environment.

The ELF's press office recently released this statement:

“The incoming Obama Administration’s plan for the environment, or lack thereof, may very well influence the activities of the Earth Liberation Front throughout the next four years,” stated Lisa Nesbitt, one of four new press officers for the NAELFPO. “The $150 million in damages caused by the ELF in the last decade to environmentally destructive corporations was, in part, a direct response to the refusal of the U.S. Government to take necessary measures to stop environmental destruction…

“The U.S. Government has refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol, refused to permanently protect the Artic [sic] National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), refused to stop the logging of national forests, and refused to heighten the Energy Act standards for light cars, trucks and commercial vehicles - the greatest contributor to global warming,” Nesbitt continued. “We have one message for the incoming Obama Administration: act to protect the environment or the ELF will (link).”

This statement is extremely important as it shows the beginning of the escalation of grassroots movements to seize this moment of change. It appears that underground activists won't let the new president sit in quiet revelry and that they'll actually hold him to his promise to leave this country/world better off than when he found it. Hopefully a new administration can end the massive destruction being done to our environment and maybe if Obama can't the ELF will.

What do you think of the ELF's tactics? Are they effective?


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