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Science: Dean Kuipers: Radical Environmentalism

Environmentalism is all the rage these days, gaining followers, momentum, and exposure. But outside the mainstreams gentle green movement lies a different kind of rage: radical environmentalists who take eco-defense into their own hands. Rod Coronado, an animal-rights activist and arsonist who was recently released from prison and has claimed to denounce direct action, spearheaded a movement that has led to more than 1,200 acts of sabotage, a billion dollars in damages, and a legal showdown that will define Americas relationship with environmentalism, raising tough questions, such as: What is the definition of nonviolence? Should environmentalists be tried for terrorism? Los Angeles Times editor Dean Kuipers, author of Burning Rainbow Farm and Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronados War to Save American Wilderness, looks into the radical Animal Liberation and Earth Liberation fronts through Coronados story. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with University Book Store and Pacific Science Center.