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A 10 page discussion of the use of eco-sabotage and civil disobedience to alter the rampant environmental destruction which we are witnessing at the hands of development, pollution, and alteration. Distinguishes between the two actions asserting that while both are illegal, eco-sabotage is a form of violence which is not only ethically and morally wrong but counterproductive in terms of trying to implement constructive change. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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rampant in the last century. This destruction has resulted in a great dichotomy in our society, a dichotomy in which part of our populace believes that all public lands
should be managed from an economic standpoint, harvesting resources and building structures and infrastructures which attract money-spending tourists and those that think public lands should be maintained as pristine as
possible and protected from all aspects of development. Those in the conservationist camp vary even among themselves, however, in what measures they are willing to take to prevent development
and to encourage conservation. Those who are on the more extreme end of the conservationist camp believe that any measures, even inclusive of civil disobedience and eco-sabotage, are both
appropriate and ethical given the eminent peril of our environment. Extremists use a variety of justifications for their actions. They sometimes even cite the Bible or other religious
passages as part of their justification: "The land is Mine; you are but strangers resident with Me. Throughout the land that you hold, you must provide for the redemption
of the land" (Leviticus 25: 23-24). These same passages are often utilized by the development camp as well as justification for their own activities. Mankind all too
often, in fact, views wilderness is something to be constrained and tamed. This is true in most cultures in fact but it is especially true in a Western context.
Even in third and fourth world countries, however, maintaining wilderness takes a secondary seat to economic advancement. The primary objection
to preservation of natural areas is the need for economic advancement. Environmental activist, however, often feel that no need justifies environmental destruction and they are sometimes willing to take
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