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Green Scare
The Green Scare is a term popularized by environmental activists to refer to legal action by the US government against the radical environmental movement. It alludes to the Red Scares, periods of fear over communist infiltration of US society.
It is first known to have appeared in 2002 in the wake of the February 12 congressional hearings titled "The Threat of Eco-Terrorism" which discussed groups including the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the Animal Liberation Front (ALF).〔(Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressional Testimony )〕 The spring edition of a prisoner support zine or newsletter, ''Spirit of Freedom'' defined the term as "the tactics that the US government and all their tentacles (FBI, IRS, BATF, Joint Terrorism Task Forces, local police, the court system) are using to attack the ELF/ALF and specifically those who publicly support them."
The term has been used by activists to describe a sweep of arrests, convictions and grand jury indictments of ELF and ALF operatives on charges relating to acts of property damage, conspiracy, arson and use of destructive devices.〔(Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Room - Headline Archives - Eco-Terror Indictments )〕
== Cases ==
Since 2000, the US government has prosecuted over 20 cases involving environmentalists, which ''Los Angeles CityBeat'' claims "redefined not only free speech, but also redefined environmentally motivated property destruction - like torching Hummers or tree-felling equipment." 〔Dean Kuipers, (The Green Scare ), ''Los Angeles CityBeat'', 3 May 2007,〕 These arrests, indictments and trials, which have collectively been termed the ''Green Scare'' by environmentalists, include:
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