Last year saw an escalation in Greenpeace invasions of coal-fired power stations. This year has seen a Greenpeace invasion of Heathrow Airport. The latest report from Associated Press indicates that things are heating up on the eco-warrior front:
Three seven-figure dream homes went up in flames early Monday in a Seattle suburb, apparently set by eco-terrorists who left a sign mocking the builders' claims that the 4,000-plus-square-foot houses were environmentally friendly. The sign - a sheet marked with spray paint - bore the initials ELF, for Earth Liberation Front, a loose collection of radical environmentalists that has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks since the 1990s.
The Earth Liberation Front is an international underground network that uses violent direct action to sabotage corporations and government agencies that it alleges profit from the systematic destruction of the natural environment. The organization is most active in the US, where it is regarded by the FBI, although not the courts, as a domestic terrorist threat.
http://www.earthliberationfront.com/elf_news.htm
Wikipedia carries a good explanation of the ELF, a description which has earned the approval of an ELF spokesperson!:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Liberation_Front
ARC Training recommends that organizations, particularly those in Europe, North America and Australasia, take the following actions in view of this increased threat:
1. Review their threat and risk assessments in an effort to identify business activities that could cause them to become a target of such organizations.
2. Review physical security with particular regard to defending against, detecting and responding to a facility invasion.
3. Remain vigilant to insider assistance. Many of these organizations have sympathisers who have penetrated large corporations.
4. Monitor the activist calendar. 1st April, for example, is a day of action.
Three seven-figure dream homes went up in flames early Monday in a Seattle suburb, apparently set by eco-terrorists who left a sign mocking the builders' claims that the 4,000-plus-square-foot houses were environmentally friendly. The sign - a sheet marked with spray paint - bore the initials ELF, for Earth Liberation Front, a loose collection of radical environmentalists that has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks since the 1990s.
The Earth Liberation Front is an international underground network that uses violent direct action to sabotage corporations and government agencies that it alleges profit from the systematic destruction of the natural environment. The organization is most active in the US, where it is regarded by the FBI, although not the courts, as a domestic terrorist threat.
http://www.earthliberationfront.com/elf_news.htm
Wikipedia carries a good explanation of the ELF, a description which has earned the approval of an ELF spokesperson!:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Liberation_Front
ARC Training recommends that organizations, particularly those in Europe, North America and Australasia, take the following actions in view of this increased threat:
1. Review their threat and risk assessments in an effort to identify business activities that could cause them to become a target of such organizations.
2. Review physical security with particular regard to defending against, detecting and responding to a facility invasion.
3. Remain vigilant to insider assistance. Many of these organizations have sympathisers who have penetrated large corporations.
4. Monitor the activist calendar. 1st April, for example, is a day of action.
