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| Title: | Ethical debate over the significance of civil disobedience and ecological terrorism in today's world |
| Authors: | Denbleyker, Christopher Todd |
| Issue Date: | 11-Jan-2008 |
| Abstract: | Environmental terrorism is a major problem in the world today. Activist groups
will attack people and companies which willingly harm or damage the environment in the
name of justice. There are hundreds of groups exhibiting different levels of activism,
from signing a petition to firebombing an animal testing facility. The environment is
constantly being destroyed and groups feel that they need to take a stand. The groups fall
into categories of civil disobedience, environmental sabotage, or terrorism. The civil
disobedient groups get their point across through legal methods. But, environmental
sabotage groups, which are more extreme, feel that message falls on deaf ears, and they
take dangerous and illegal actions. The Federal Bureau of Investigations and Joint
Terrorist Task Force are constantly investigating incidences of environmental terrorism,
but only arrest a few individuals. Groups like Greenpeace may be overlooked because
their actions are legal but groups like the Animal Liberation Front commit arson and
property destruction that can not be ignored. They operate in cells, but when one cell
falls, another will rise. The government and press have a wide definition of
environmental terrorism that covers both legal and illegal actions. The use of the term
environmental terrorism needs to be used less frequently because many actions are not
terrorism or sabotage but rather civil disobedience and activism. Environmental terrorism
will not be stopped but it can be curbed. Law enforcement has been increased and they
are getting better at predicting crimes, but they are not perfect. Civil disobedience is still
the best action to get the message across that harming the environment is not acceptable |
| Description: | A thesis submitted to
the Program of Environmental Studies
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Spring Semester 2007 Thesis Advisor: Leslie Sherman, Ph D. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10090/3631 |
| Appears in Collections: | Washington College Environmental Studies Senior Capstone Experience
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