‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest

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Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy

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‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest | Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy

www.theguardian.com /environment/2025/mar/08/a-new-phase-why-climate-activists-are-turning-to-sabotage-instead-of-protest

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2mo ago

‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest

www.theguardian.com /environment/2025/mar/08/a-new-phase-why-climate-activists-are-turning-to-sabotage-instead-of-protest

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Edward Abbey, ecodefense, monkey-wrenching, it’s not new. Ecotage came out in ‘72. The monkey wrench gang came out in ‘75.
- You're totally right, direct action for ecological/environmental/etc is not something new.
  And thank you for your input. You mention some stuff I did not know and I will gladly look into.