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Hellbender Journal 3, no. 2

Hellbender Journal is a voice for forest activists working towards the protection of the Allegheny Forests in Pennsylvania. This issue reports the decision on Curry vs. United States Forest Service, requiring the Forest Service to perform an environmental impact assessment before proceeding with a timber sale; the issue also focuses on efforts to raise awareness about logging on public lands.

Copyright Information

Copyright Information

“Radical Environmentalism’s Print History: From Earth First! to Wild Earth” was created by Bron Taylor (2018) under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

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About the Author

About the Author

Bron Taylor is professor of religion and environmental ethics at the University of Florida, where in 2002 he was recruited to develop a graduate program in Religion and Nature, and was appointed as the Samuel S. Hill Ethics Professor. His research focuses on the affective and spiritual dimensions, and political impacts, of grassroots environmental movements around the world, as well as upon the complex relationships between human beings, their religions, and the environments they inhabit.

About the Virtual Exhibition and the Collection

About the Virtual Exhibition and the Collection

In this exhibition, American scholar and conservationist Bron Taylor outlines the history of Earth First!, the best known of the so-called “radical environmental” groups.

Further Reading

Further Reading

Bron Taylor compiles a selected bibliography on literature connected to the history of radical environmental movements in the United States.

The Earth First! Journal as a Gateway to Movement History

The Earth First! Journal as a Gateway to Movement History

Bron Taylor discusses the publication of the journal Earth First! under Dave Foreman’s direction, and the controversies surrounding the movement in its first decade, from 1980 to 1990.

The Third Decade and Beyond: Radical Environmentalism in the Twenty-First Century

The Third Decade and Beyond: Radical Environmentalism in the Twenty-First Century

Bron Taylor chronicles the trajectories and shift in attitudes in the American radical environmentalist movement in the 21st century.