In this essay (updated in 2019), Bron Taylor offers background about the events that gave rise to the Earth First! movement and reviews some of the watershed moments in its history, including its print publications.
The Monkey Wrench Gang fueled a new generation of angry young environmentalists (such as Earth First!) who practice monkey-wrenching, or sabotage for the sake of protecting the wilderness.
Dave Foreman begins this EF! issue’s editorial by discussing to the arrest of Earth First! members Neil Cobb and Bob Seeley at the Salt Creek Wilderness, New Mexico.
In this issue of Earth First! three essays connecting environmental concerns with political theory are featured. George Wuerthner discusses range abuse and its ecological effects, Mike Roselle gives an update on Greenpeace’s campaign against nuclear testing in Nevada, and Christoph Manes defends anarchy as a means to a healthy planet.
In this issue of Earth First!, Howie Wolke debates the negative consequences of roadbuilding on the public lands. Captain Paul Watson gives an update about the butchering of whales on Iceland, Laura Gold sorts out the concept of Wilderness, and the Earth First!ers of the LA area call for a boycott of the Los Angeles Zoo.
In this issue of Earth First!, David Cross brings positive news from the Sinkyone Wilderness, Mike Bader calls for attention to the oil well plans in the “America’s Serengeti,” George Wuerthner reports from the conference “Beyond Boundaries: Saving Whole Ecosystems,” and much more.
In this issue of Earth First!, Chant Thomas writes about the “Return to Bald Mountain” and the “second battle of the North Kalmiopsis,” while Roger Featherstone gives an update on the fight against uranium mining at the Grand Canyon.
In this issue of Earth First!, Mary Sojourner gives an update on the actions against extraction of uranium in Grand Canyon, W.J. Lines asks the question of whether Deep Ecology is deep enough, Professor Bill Devall reviews the third wave of environmentalists, and Ed Grumbine investigates what Coca-Cola is doing to the rainforests in Belize.
In this issue of Earth First!, Dave Foreman puts emphasis on the fact that EF! cannot encompass the entire environmental movement. The protests held by EF!ers against MAXXAM Redwood logging are featured, M. Robinson gives an update about the arrest of eight protesters against the Mountain Lion Hunt in California, and the “The Earth First! California Deserts National Park Wilderness Proposal” is presented.
In this issue of Earth First!, John Patterson and Jean Ravine bring good news from the protests against the Grand Canyon uranium mines, George Wuerthner contributes an essay entitled “An Ecological View of the Indian,” editor Dave Foreman writes an open letter to the bioregional movement concerning criticism of the ecological cause, and Chim Blea discusses spirituality.
