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The Rise of the Earth Liberation Front
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Activists in the 1980s felt larger environmental groups were compromising too much and began burning down buildings of institutions they said were complicit in destroying the environment, leading to the growth of the Earth Liberation Front.
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As environmental protections began to be pushed back against in the 1980s, activists began burning down buildings of institutions they believed were complicit in harming the environment.
00:00 - 04:10 (04:10)
Environmentalism
Summary
As environmental protections began to be pushed back against in the 1980s, activists began burning down buildings of institutions they believed were complicit in harming the environment. A group called the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) was formed by individuals concerned about deforestation and climate change, who believed that the planet faced ecological catastrophe.