This issue of Earth First! features the activities of the EF! movement throughout America. Dale S. Turner gives an update on this year’s Earth Day, Leslie Lyon discusses animal rights, and Captain Paul Watson vents his frustration regarding net-fishing in the North Pacific.
In this issue of Earth First! Connie Firr tells the story of four EF!ers and their movement against log exports in 1988. Mitch Friedman explains how the Sierra Club supported the Hatfield/Adams Amendment; Lester Rhodes proves that radical direct action has historically been important in struggles of the oppressed; and Dolores LaChapelle discusses the Norwegian roots of deep ecology.
In this issue of Earth First! Jasper Carlton analyzes forest destruction and woodland caribou. In addition, Tom Skeele gives an update from EF!’s latest national wolf recovery action; Keith J. Hammer discusses grizzly bears, politics, and death; and Dave Foreman and Howie Wolke discuss a chapter on the destruction of wilderness from Foreman’s book The Big Outside.
In this issue of Earth First! the title of John Davis’ editorial “A View of the Vortex” has been changed to “Ramblings” due to criticisms towards viewing the EF! movement as a vortex. In addition, Peter Bralver introduces the concept of the trophic mountain, Cindy Hill Couture contributes a short story about how bears need vast areas to live, and Leslie Lyon discusses whether revolutions can begin with the young.
In this issue of Earth First! the editors vent their frustrations in a special publication entitled Mirth First!
In this issue of Earth First! editor John Davis attempts to mediate between various local EF! groups who have differing ideas on activism within the Earth First! movement.
In this issue of Earth First! John Davis gives an update on various legal issues concerning the EF! movement. In addition, Tom Skeele reports on the boycott of the Adolph Coors Company, Henry Lee Morgenstern calls for attention to the endangered Key deer, and Mary Davis describes how French activists fight for the wild river of Loire.
This issue of Earth First! features numerous tributes to the late Edward Abbey, a great inspiration to Earth First!, who died 14 March 1989. In addition, Mitch Freedman discusses logging under the title “Old Growth vs. Old Mindsets,” Jamie Sayen sheds light on ethics within the area of ecological restoration, and Dolores LaChapelle contributes a reflection on the industrial growth society.
In this issue of Earth First! the editors launch new regular features: biodiversity updates under the name “Obituaries” and a column called “The Human Horde” by Tom Stoddard that addresses population issues. In addition, Benjamin White Jr. gives an update on the gathering of 600 Indians who are fighting against the exploitation of their lands in the Amazon region in Brazil.
In this issue of Earth First! Darryl Cherney gives an update on the protests against logging in Goshawk Grove in Sanctuary Forest, California. Daniel Gibson writes on waste management, Roland Knapp calls for attention to the neglected White Mountains in California, and ecologist George Wuerthner untangles the “let burn” policy in Yellowstone National Park.
